Siri Leknes

Siri Leknes is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research spans cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, health psychology, social psychology, and affective neuroscience, with a focus on opioid systems in social and emotional processing.

• University of Oslo, Department of Psychology
• Faculty of Social Sciences

Her work explores the neurochemical basis of motivation, pain modulation, and social behavior, particularly through opioid receptor studies. Key themes include addiction, reward processing, emotional regulation, and the interplay between physical and social pain.

Recent publications analyze opioid treatment impacts on reward sensitivity, childhood adversity effects on drug responses, testosterone's influence on emotion recognition, and global personality-religiosity links. She leads projects like Musical Chills and The Friend Study, emphasizing neurobiology and social dynamics.

• Current projects: Musical Chills, The Friend Study
• Collaborations: Cross-institutional studies in pain, addiction, and social neuroscience