Welcome to the Cognition and Emotion Lab (CEL), housed within the Florida State University School of Communication. Founded and directed by Russell B. Clayton, Distinguished and Endowed Provost McKenzie Professor at Florida State University, the CEL is a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility dedicated to advancing understanding of how individuals cognitively and emotionally process and respond to media messages and communication technologies. Located in University Center C, Room 4402, the CEL is equipped with advanced psychophysiological and behavioral measurement technologies, including BIOPAC systems for assessing cardiac activity, skin conductance, and facial electromyography, as well as eye-tracking equipment and tools for capturing behavioral responses and response latency. Together, these resources support rigorous, interdisciplinary research focused on understanding audience-level cognitive and emotional responses to media messages.

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