SCSB Lunch Series with Dr. Gloria Choi: Proprioception and Social Behavior
Description
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Simons Center Conference room 46-6011 + Zoom [https://mit.zoom.us/j/91226644376]
Speaker: Gloria Choi, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT
Talk title: Proprioception and Social Behavior
Abstract: The ability to distinguish self-generated from external sensory signals is fundamental to adaptive behavior. Proprioception—the internal sense of movement and position—has long been studied in the context of motor control, yet its role in shaping social and emotional behavior remains largely unexplored. Here, I will present recent work from our lab uncovering a mechanism through which internal sensory signals shape sociability and anxiety.