Research

Nadu is interested in the ways that emotion and cognition shape each other. Humans are complex systems, continuously taking in several streams of information. Bodily changes, internal states, external signals, cognitive appraisals and our mental model of the world are integrated into a unified conscious experience. These streams of information can become more or less salient as our awareness shifts, and in extreme cases the integration can come apart. Nadu’s work seeks to illuminate the processes that support this integration.