Recent Discoveries in Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

2026 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) Festival Webinar Series

Join NIH and NIH-funded researchers as they share how discoveries in the fundamental mechanisms of human behavior can advance health and well-being.

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What You’ll Learn

  • How psychological and social factors influence pain perception, expectations, and assessment

  • How communication and neuroscience research can improve health messaging and promote behavior change

  • Why people sometimes fail to notice important visual information and what these discoveries mean for health care, including radiology

Featured Speakers

  • Lauren Atlas, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  • Emily Falk, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing, University of Pennsylvania

  • Jeremy Wolfe, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

This webinar is the final event in the 2026 NIH BSSR Festival Webinar Series, highlighting innovative behavioral and social sciences research and its impact on health.

When:  Wed, Sep 9, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM (ET)