Welcome to the Cognition and Emotion Lab (CEL), housed within the School of Communication at Florida State University. The CEL was founded and is directed by Dr. Russell B. Clayton, Distinguished and Endowed Provost McKenzie Professor at Florida State University. The laboratory serves as a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility dedicated to advancing understanding of how individuals cognitively and emotionally process and respond to diverse media messages and communication technologies. Located in University Center C, Room 4402, the CEL is equipped with advanced psychophysiological and behavioral measurement technologies. These include BIOPAC systems for assessing cardiac activity, skin conductance, and facial electromyography, as well as eye-tracking instrumentation and tools for capturing behavioral responses and response latency. Collectively, these resources support rigorous, interdisciplinary research focused on audience-level cognitive and emotional processing of media messages. We hope you enjoy exploring our lab website!