Andreas Olsson

Professor of Psychology at Karolinska Institutet
Director Emotion Lab

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Not only viruses spread! Our new @NatRevNeurosci paper with @e_knapska and @B_Lindstroem reviews cross-species research on the spread of threats, and other value-based information through social learning https://t.co/2uMPZuF94B

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Interesting new paper narrowing the missing links between affective "empathy" and prosocial behavior by manipulating ACC‑projecting orexinergic circuits
https://t.co/VwrQ8o5NyP

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

A few more days left to apply!
Great research environment, supportive colleagues, and exciting opportunities ahead.

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Come work with us! We're hiring a postdoc to lead a new project on human social learning in threatening and volatile contexts. More info & apply:
https://t.co/QQYlqfJaCq

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Come work with us! We're hiring a postdoc to lead a new project on human social learning in threatening and volatile contexts. More info & apply:
https://t.co/QQYlqfJaCq

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

A new paper finds ideological bias in the production of research findings:

Research teams composed of pro-immigration researchers estimated more positive impacts of immigration on public support for social programs, while anti-immigration teams estimated more negative impacts.

Double blind reviewers judged both left and right-leaning ideological teams as having lower quality research designs https://t.co/piIeVdXLD3?

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

@social_brains @bear_goldstein @shannon47burns Great paper @social_brains! We’ve used CRQA too and found that skin conductance synchrony in live dyads predicts observational learning. Exciting to see this approach gaining traction! @philipparnamets @espinosalisaa
https://t.co/DbYPrwWfeD

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

KI @karolinskainst is hiring!
Assistant Professor in AI focused on Brain & Behavior within Neurology, Psychiatry, or Psychology.
📅 Deadline: Sept 2
🔗 Info & apply: https://t.co/hptCO6JvZ8

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Come work with us!
We're hiring a postdoc to lead a new project on human social learning in threatening and volatile contexts. Deadline Sept 14.
Happy to chat at #S4SN2025
🔗 More info & apply: https://t.co/SkpJUOgVHa

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Come work with Björn Lindström! Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution
https://t.co/LZ9n32DUhB

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

https://t.co/XAzgjsPgcw

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Deadline is approaching! Postdoc in social and affective learning / decision-making w us @EmotionLabKI @karolinskainst Stockholm

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

We are looking for a postdoc to lead a new project on human social learning in contexts varying in threat and volatility. For more info and to apply https://t.co/oH8HngENz4

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

We are looking for a postdoc to lead a new project on human social learning in contexts varying in threat and volatility. For more info and to apply https://t.co/oH8HngENz4

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

@rachaelejack Congrats, Rachael!!

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Vad händer när vi inte kan skilja på Är och Bör? Mitt bidrag till diskussionen i @kvartalet

[Jörgen Huitfeldt @JHuitfeldt]

Den här kvartaltexten författad av KI-professorn i psykologi, Andreas Olsson, är faktiskt en riktig bomb som ger en hel del svar på varför så mycket går snett i samhällsdebatten. Måsteläsning för alla er som tror att ni hittat ”sanningen”.

https://t.co/qbBVNCRrKc

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Our new study on social reward learning in AUD. Great work by @simonjangard

[Simon Jangard @simonjangard]

Excited to share our new paper on social reward learning in alcohol use disorder (AUD) in Translational Psychiatry! https://t.co/qbLh1PJgRA w/ @B_Lindstroem, Lotfi Khemiri, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, & @EmotionLabKI.

Across two separate samples, we examined whether individuals with AUD show deficits in prosocial learning—learning to maximize rewards for others. Surprisingly, reward learning was intact in AUD and unrelated to reduced prosocial behavior.

Using computational modeling, we found comparable learning mechanisms in AUD and healthy controls, suggesting that social deficits in AUD are not driven by impaired reward learning.

These findings highlight the need to explore alternative mechanisms behind social dysfunction in AUD.

[Simon Jangard @simonjangard]

Excited to share our new paper on social reward learning in alcohol use disorder (AUD) in Translational Psychiatry! https://t.co/qbLh1PJgRA w/ @B_Lindstroem, Lotfi Khemiri, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, & @EmotionLabKI.

Across two separate samples, we examined whether individuals with AUD show deficits in prosocial learning—learning to maximize rewards for others. Surprisingly, reward learning was intact in AUD and unrelated to reduced prosocial behavior.

Using computational modeling, we found comparable learning mechanisms in AUD and healthy controls, suggesting that social deficits in AUD are not driven by impaired reward learning.

These findings highlight the need to explore alternative mechanisms behind social dysfunction in AUD.

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

Finally out - Effects of described demonstrator ability on brain and behavior when learning from others.
Led by @ISelbing w. Björn Lindström Nina Becker @Yafeng_Pan
https://t.co/zWbxMN1k61

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

@SANS_news @hartleylabnyu @Mark_A_Thornton Huge Congrats @hartleylabnyu !!

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

@Heilig_Lab @KChanthongdee @CSAN_LiU @EstelledBarbier @MedUnivSC Congratulations!!

[Ewelina Knapska @e_knapska]

Enjoy! Our new paper on social learning of mice.

[Andreas Olsson @EmotionLabKI]

The social leverage effect: Institutions transform weak reputation effects into strong incentives for cooperation | PNAS https://t.co/XK7qhW8Lsl