Clinical & Affective Neuroscience Lab

Our Research

Research in UC Berkeley's Clinical & Affective Neuroscience Lab (CANlab) takes a cognitive-neuroscience approach to clinical questions, uses state-of-the-art neuroimaging methods, and organizes around a few interrelated themes: Craving, regulation of craving, substance use disorders, treatment for substance use disorders, neural mechanisms of change, emotion regulation in psychopathology, emotion-cognition interaction, and mindfulness and meditation.

The CANlab is part of UC Berkeley's Department of Psychology, which is located in Berkeley, CA. The lab is located in the Berkeley Way West building on the western edge of Berkeley's campus. Functional imaging resources are available at Berkeley's Brain Imaging Center (BIC), housed in the Li Ka Shing Center.

Previously, the CANlab was part of Yale University's Department of Psychiatry. The lab moved to Berkeley in July of 2024.

Participate

We are actively recruiting young adults drinkers to participate in our alcohol craving study! More information can be found at alcoholstudy.info.

Dr. Kober will not be accepting graduate student applicants for the Fall 2026 cycle.