hi, i’m sade. welcome to my research page.

i am a Ph.D candidate and ford fellow at the princeton neuroscience institute. i formerly worked as a lab manager/research specialist at the duke center for cognitive neuroscience and also earned my B.S in neuroscience (psychology minor) from duke in 2018. i’ve had a broad range of experiences in undergrad and beyond involving optogenetics, TMS, fMRI, EEG, and similar methods, with topics ranging from addiction to attention, neurobiology to neuroeconomics (and many things in between).

i am currently co-advised by dr. uri hasson and dr. kenneth norman at princeton, focusing on the study of neurocinematics (the neuroscience of film) and naturalistic approaches to examining emotion, cognition, and socio-affective processes using visual media and narratives.

i’m an ardent advocate for equity, diversity, and representation in science, and have written on and spoken about these topics across multiple platforms (see below). i am also a former member of the organizing committee for innovators in cognitive neuroscience, an inter-institutional initiative aimed at highlighting diverse and innovative perspectives in neuroscience.

i’ve collaborated with various science communication initiatives — such as the scicomm collective, skype-a-scientist, and her royal science — on programming for scientists and media professionals across career stages. i also co-produce a podcast, NEUROCINEMA, where we discuss the intersection of neuroscience and popular media.

i’ve used my creative background to do web design, videography, and content creation work for various organizations, institutions, and advocacy groups.

browse some of my work below (more soon to come), check out my general bio, or take a look at some of my other pastimes.

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Abiodun, S.J. & Nickel, L.J. (In Press). Art_ificial intelligence: dreams, data, and neuroaesthetics in the age of AI. Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. preprint

Seaman, K.L., & Abiodun, S.J. (In Press). Boundary Conditions for the Positive Skew Bias. preprint. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.

Abiodun, S.J., Salerno, J., McAllister, G.A., Samanez-Larkin, G.R., Seaman, K.L., (2023). Adult age differences in evoked emotional responses to dynamic facial expressions. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. full text

Seaman, K.L., Abiodun, S.J., Fenn, Z., Samanez-Larkin, G.R., & Mata, R. (2022). Temporal discounting across adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging. full text

Abiodun S.J. (2019) “Seeing Color,” A Discussion of the Implications and Applications of Race in the Field of Neuroscience. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. full text

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