PhD student

A former science journalist who turned to psychology and cognitive neuroscience after realizing that the really interesting questions are better asked on the other side of the microphone. I started working together with Siri Leknes in 2011 whilst still a student at the clinical psychology program at the University of Oslo. In 2016 I graduated as a Cand.Psychol.

In my current work, I investigate the neurochemistry of social reward processing through psychopharmacological studies and psychophysical investigations using self-report and autonomic measures.

I have a special interest in the links between social support, positive affect and resilience, and in building bridges between the fields of social affective neuroscience and clinical psychology. Another of my passions is science communication, and you’ll find links to some of my media appearances and popular science talks below.

Links:

ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guro_Loseth

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guro-engvig-l%C3%B8seth-21314872

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=tgETlHAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Media:

August 2016: Interview about “the chemistry of love” with EKKO, NRK P2 (Norwegian national broadcaster): https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/mdsp25015716/09-08-2016#t=1m23s

April 2016: Interview about potential health benefits of hugging and CT-afferents in “Kroppen din” popular science show at TV2 http://www.tv2.no/a/8242309/

March 2015: PechaKucha talk at OsloPsychScience, about the SOMSoM Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbm–sMb8FM

March 2014: TV interview about pain – children’s science show Newton at NRK https://tv.nrk.no/serie/newton/dmpv74001214/30-03-2014#t=15m59s

February 2014: Interview about our “Rewards of Beauty” paper with Abels Tårn, EKKO NRK P2 http://nl.nrk.no/podkast/aps/20062/nrk_ekko_-_et_aktuelt_samfunnsprogram_2014-0214-1149_6352797551.mp3

February 2014: Popular science article in Aftenposten Viten, about our “Rewards of Beauty” paper: http://www.aftenposten.no/viten/Endorfiner-far-menn-til-a-se-mer-pa-pene-damer-95861b.html