Email narun.pat@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 470 4629
Lab website: Human Affective and Motivational Neuroscience Lab
Dr Narun Pat (Pornpattananangkul) studies brain bases of individual differences in cognition, emotion and motivation. His laboratory employs cognitive neuroscience methods (such as, fMRI, EEG and polygenic scores) along with modern data science tools (such as, big data, machine learning and computational modeling). His research has been supported by Health Research Council of New Zealand, Oakley Mental Health Research Foundation, Otago Medical Research Foundation and University of Otago.
Narun joined the Department in 2019. He was trained by clinical and social neuroscientists during his PhD in Brain Behavior and Cognition at Northwestern University in the US. He was then trained by a neuroeconomist during his first post-doctoral position at National University of Singapore. He later worked with psychiatrists and neuroimagers during his second post-doctoral training at the National Institute of Mental Health in the US. Accordingly, he has developed an interdisciplinary research program to study individual differences and has collaborated with people across fields of study locally and internationally. He obtained several academic awards from agencies such as Fulbright and the US National Institute of Health.
Research interests
- human cognitive neuroscience techniques (fMRI and EEG)
- individual differences in cognition, emotion and motivation
- mental and neurodevelopmental health (e.g., mood disorders and ADHD)
Teaching
Publications
Tetereva, A., Li, J., Deng, J. D., Stringaris, A., & Pat, N. (2022). Capturing brain-cognition relationship: Integrating task-based fMRI across tasks markedly boosts prediction and test-retest reliability. NeuroImage, 263, 119588. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119588
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Wang, Y., Anney, R., Riglin, L., Thapar, A., & Stringaris, A. (2022). Longitudinally stable, brain-based predictive models mediate the relationships between childhood cognition and socio-demographic, psychological and genetic factors. Human Brain Mapping, 43, 5520-5542. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26027
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Wang, Y., Bartonicek, A., Candia, J., & Stringaris, A. (2023). Explainable machine learning approach to predict and explain the relationship between task-based fMRI and individual differences in cognition. Cerebral Cortex, 33, 2682-2703. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac235
Journal - Research Article
Huang, Y., Pat, N., Kok, B. C., Chai, J., Feng, L., & Yu, R. (2023). Getting over past mistakes: Prospective and retrospective regret in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B, 78(3), 469-478. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac159
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Riglin, L., Anney, R., Wang, Y., Barch, D. M., Thapar, A., & Stringaris, A. (2022). Motivation and cognitive abilities as mediators between polygenic scores and psychopathology in children. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 61(6), 782-795. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.08.019
Journal - Research Article
Nusslock, R., Young, C. B., Pornpattananangkul, N., & Damme, K. S. F. (2015). Neurophysiological and neuroimaging techniques. In R. L. Cautin & S. O. Lilienfeld (Eds.), The encyclopedia of clinical psychology. (pp. 1976-1984). John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp557
Chapter in Book - Research
Pornpattananangkul, N., Zink, C. F., & Chiao, J. Y. (2014). Neural basis of social status hierarchy. In J. T. Cheng, J. L. Tracy & C. Anderson (Eds.), The psychology of social status. (pp. 303-323). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0867-7_14
Chapter in Book - Research
Chiao, J. Y., Cheong, B. K., Pornpattananangkul, N., Mrazek, A. J., & Blizinsky, K. D. (2013). Cultural neuroscience: Understanding human diversity. In M. J. Gelfand, C.-Y. Chiu & Y.-Y. Hong (Eds.), Advances in culture and psychology. (pp. 1-76). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Chiao, J. Y., Hechtman, L., & Pornpattananangkul, N. (2011). Cultural neuroscience and the collective good. In D. R. Forsyth & C. L. Hoyt (Eds.), For the greater good of all: Perspectives on individualism, society, and leadership. (pp. 49-67). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9780230116269
Chapter in Book - Research
Huang, Y., Pat, N., Kok, B. C., Chai, J., Feng, L., & Yu, R. (2023). Getting over past mistakes: Prospective and retrospective regret in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B, 78(3), 469-478. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac159
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Wang, Y., Bartonicek, A., Candia, J., & Stringaris, A. (2023). Explainable machine learning approach to predict and explain the relationship between task-based fMRI and individual differences in cognition. Cerebral Cortex, 33, 2682-2703. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac235
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Riglin, L., Anney, R., Wang, Y., Barch, D. M., Thapar, A., & Stringaris, A. (2022). Motivation and cognitive abilities as mediators between polygenic scores and psychopathology in children. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 61(6), 782-795. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.08.019
Journal - Research Article
Pat, N., Wang, Y., Anney, R., Riglin, L., Thapar, A., & Stringaris, A. (2022). Longitudinally stable, brain-based predictive models mediate the relationships between childhood cognition and socio-demographic, psychological and genetic factors. Human Brain Mapping, 43, 5520-5542. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26027
Journal - Research Article
Tetereva, A., Li, J., Deng, J. D., Stringaris, A., & Pat, N. (2022). Capturing brain-cognition relationship: Integrating task-based fMRI across tasks markedly boosts prediction and test-retest reliability. NeuroImage, 263, 119588. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119588
Journal - Research Article
Bartonicek, A., Wickham, S. R., Pat, N., & Conner, T. S. (2021). The value of Bayesian predictive projection for variable selection: An example of selecting lifestyle predictors of young adult well-being. BMC Public Health, 21, 695. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10690-3
Journal - Research Article
Vidal-Ribas, P., Janiri, D., Doucet, G. E., Pornpattananangkul, N., Nielson, D., Frangou, S., & Stringaris, A. (2021). Multimodal neuroimaging of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a U.S. population-based sample of school-age children. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178(4), 321-332. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20020120
Journal - Research Article
Harada, T., Mano, Y., Komeda, H., Hechtman, L. A., Pornpattananangkul, N., Parrish, T. B., … Chiao, J. Y. (2020). Cultural influences on neural systems of intergroup emotion perception: An fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, 137, 107254. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107254
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Glazer, J. E., Kelley, N. J., Pornpattananangkul, N., & Nusslock, R. (2019). Hypomania and depression associated with distinct neural activity for immediate and future rewards. Psychophysiology, 56(3), e13301. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13301
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Kelley, N. J., Glazer, J. E., Pornpattananangkul, N., & Nusslock, R. (2019). Reappraisal and suppression emotion-regulation tendencies differentially predict reward-responsivity and psychological well-being. Biological Psychology, 140, 35-47. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.11.005
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Nadig, A., Kelley, N. J., Pornpattananangkul, N., Glazer, J. E., & Nusslock, R. (2019). Shifts in attentional scope modulate event-related potentials evoked by reward. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 19, 586-599. doi: 10.3758/s13415-019-00705-3
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Chowdhury, A., Feng, L., & Yu, R. (2019). Social discounting in the elderly: Senior citizens are good Samaritans to strangers. Journals of Gerontology Series B, 74(1), 52-58. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbx040
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Grogans, S., Yu, R., & Nusslock, R. (2019). Single-trial EEG dissociates motivation and conflict processes during decision-making under risk. NeuroImage, 188, 483-501. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.12.029
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Leibenluft, E., Pine, D. S., & Stringaris, A. (2019). Association of brain functions in children with anhedonia mapped onto brain imaging measures. JAMA Psychiatry, 76(6), 624-633. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0020
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Glazer, J. E., Kelley, N. J., Pornpattananangkul, N., Mittal, V. A., & Nusslock, R. (2018). Beyond the FRN: Broadening the time-course of EEG and ERP components implicated in reward processing. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 132, 184-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.02.002
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Kok, B. C., Chai, J., Huang, Y., Feng, L., & Yu, R. (2018). Choosing for you: Diminished self-other discrepancies in financial decisions under risk in the elderly. Psychology & Aging, 33(6), 871-891. doi: 10.1037/pag0000284
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Zhen, S., & Yu, R. (2018). Common and distinct neural correlates of self-serving and prosocial dishonesty. Human Brain Mapping, 39(7), 3086-3103. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24062
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Nadig, A., Heidinger, S., Walden, K., & Nusslock, R. (2017). Elevated outcome-anticipation and outcome-evaluation ERPs associated with a greater preference for larger-but-delayed rewards. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 17(3), 625-641. doi: 10.3758/s13415-017-0501-4
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Reznik, S. J., Nusslock, R., Pornpattananangkul, N., Abramson, L. Y., Coan, J. A., & Harmon-Jones, E. (2017). Laboratory-induced learned helplessness attenuates approach motivation as indexed by posterior versus frontal theta activity. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 17(4), 904-916. doi: 10.3758/s13415-017-0521-0
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Pornpattananangkul, N., & Nusslock, R. (2016). Willing to wait: Elevated reward-processing EEG activity associated with a greater preference for larger-but-delayed rewards. Neuropsychologia, 91, 141-162. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.07.037
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Pornpattananangkul, N., Hariri, A. R., Harada, T., Mano, Y., Komeda, H., Parrish, T. B., … Chiao, J. Y. (2016). Cultural influences on neural basis of inhibitory control. NeuroImage, 139, 114-126. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.05.061
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