A/Professor Pascal Molenberghs
Associate
Lecturer
Summary
A/Prof. Molenberghs completed his Master in Psychology and PhD in Medical Sciences at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He has since worked at the University of Queensland, Monash University and the University of Melbourne and thus bring a wealth of knowledge to the Institute for Social Neuroscience. Here at ISN, he coordinates several research units. His research focus is on Social Neuroscience, aiming to understand our social brain and how it breaks down in neurological patients. Interests include empathy, morality, intergroup relations and leadership. His research has already attracted more than $3 million in grant funding and has been published in the leading psychology and neuroscience journals. His work has also featured widely in the media, including stories in Time Magazine, The Age and New Scientist. My hobbies are travel, diving, nature and exercise.
Research and Publications
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Molenberghs, P., Cunnington, R. & Mattingley, J.B. (2012). Brain regions with mirror properties: a meta-analysis of 125 human fMRI studies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 36: 341-349.
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Molenberghs, P., Gapp, J. Wang, B., Louis, W. R., Decety, J. (2016). Increased moral sensitivity for outgroup perpetrators harming ingroup members. Cerebral Cortex, 26 (1), 225-233. DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu195.
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Molenberghs, P., Trautwein, Flynn-Mathis, Boeckler, A., Singer, T. & Kanske, P. (2016). Neural correlates of metacognitive ability and of feeling confident: A large-scale fMRI study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(12), 1942-1951. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw093.
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Molenberghs, P., Prochilo, G., Steffens, N.K., Zacher, H., & Haslam, S.A. (2017). The neuroscience of inspirational leadership: The importance of collective-oriented language and shared group membership. Journal of Management, 43 (7), 2168-2194, DOI: 10.1177/0149206314565242.
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Molenberghs, P. (2022). The Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations: Global Perspectives on the Neural Underpinnings of Intergroup Behaviour, Ingroup Bias and Prejudice. Routledge