The Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab is based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo (UiO). The lab is led by Prof. Sascha Frühholz.

Main research areas

  • Voice communication and social voice signals
  • Evolution of music and musical emotions
  • Affective Neuroscience and Systems Neuroscience of the limbic system
  • Digitalization and AI in Neuroscience
  • Biometric and forensic dimensions of human data
  • Clinical neuroscience of neurological and psychiatric disorders


Recent news posts from the lab …

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Connection between music and emotions
March 30, 2024
Our research on the emotional power of live music covered in El Pais (english). By Enrique Alpanes. Find a link...
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Why does live music make us emotional?
February 27, 2024
Our research on the emotional power of live music covered BBC UK. Find a link to the newspaper article inside...
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Live music stimulates the affective brain
February 26, 2024
New paper out in PNAS. Find a link to the article inside this post.