Expertise

Dr. Safron’s work brings together neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from a complex systems perspective.

Safron’s research at the Kinsey Institute focuses on potential relationships between flexibility in brain networks, attraction patterns, and personality. He is simultaneously studying flexibility in neuropsychiatric and personality neuroscience contexts.

Research interests

  • Cognitive and psychological flexibility
  • Evolution and development of sexual orientation
  • Embodiment
  • Interoception
  • Consciousness
  • Agency
Degrees
PhD, Northwestern University, Psychology, 2017
BA, Northwestern University, Cognitive Science and Psychology, 2005