Nicolas Burra

Function: Maître d'Enseignement et de Recherche

Group name: Experimental social cognition laboratory

Affiliations: Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Psychology Section

Domains: Affective and Social Neurosciences

Keywords: brain imaging, EEG, Gaze, Social cognition, social context, social interaction

Research activities

Our research aims to better understand the dynamics of social interactions in humans in an experimental setting and the impact of context in these interactions. We are particularly interested in gaze-based interactions but also in social cognition as a whole (theory of mind, empathy, self, interaction). Our research is mainly based on electroencephalography and eyetracking measurements.

Key publications

Amygdala activation for eye contact despite complete cortical blindness.

Burra, N., Hervais-Adelman, A., Kerzel, D., Tamietto, M., De Gelder, B., & Pegna, A. J.

Journal of Neuroscience, 33(25) (2013)

The influence of top‐down modulation on the processing of direct gaze.

Burra, N., Mares, I., & Senju, A.

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 10(5), e1500 (2019)

Processing of gaze direction within the N170/M170 time window: A combined EEG/MEG study.

Burra, N., Baker, S., & George, N.

Neuropsychologia, 100, 207-219 (2017)

Meeting another's gaze shortens subjective time by capturing attention.

Burra, N., & Kerzel, D.

Cognition, 212, 104734 (2021)

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Videos

Pourquoi les bébés animaux nous attendrissent-ils autant ?

L'impact des relations sociales sur le cerveau

Une histoire de regard

Quand la colère gronde, notre cerveau se met en alerte

Contact

Faculté de psychologie et sciences de l’éducation
Université de Genève
Email: Nicolas.Burra@unige.ch