Jessica Andrews-Hanna

Associate Professor, Cognition & Neural Systems
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Psychology 417

520-626-3004 (Office)
520-626-3791 (Lab)
jandrewshanna@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
She, Her, Hers

Research Interests: 

  • Research in the Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought (NET) Lab is centered on understanding functional and dysfunctional internally-guided thought and their neural underpinnings. Areas of study span:
    • Self-referential thinking, memory, future thinking, emotion appraisal, mentalizing, creativity, mind-wandering, spontaneous thought
    • Altered states of consciousness (i.e. dreaming, psychedelic experiences)
    • Lifespan changes (especially older age)
    • Alterations in clinical conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, mood & anxiety disorders, perseverative thinking, and therapeutic modifiability
  • To explore these phenomena, we use methods spanning task-related and resting-state functional MRI, psychophysiology, behavioral tasks and smartphone apps (ecological momentary assessment, ambulatory assessment). 
  • Joint appointments in Psychology and Cognitive Science.

Updated: 10/03/25

Selected Publications: 

  • Yu, Y., Raffaelli, Q., Freveletti, D., Brossart, J. J., Andrews, E., Ramsey R. W., Grilli, D. M. & Andrews-Hanna, J.R. (in press). Mapping content and dynamics in the stream of consciousness: a latent brain state analysis. iScience, https://osf.io/preprints/osf/e8xay_v1
  • Kim, J.*, Andrews-Hanna, J.R.*, Eisenbarth, H., Lux, B.K, Kim, H.J., Lee, E., Lindquist, M., Reynolds Losin, R., Wager, T.D., Woo, C.W. (2023). A Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex-based Dynamic Functional Connectivity Model of Rumination. Nature Communications, 14(1), 3540.
  • Raffaelli, Q., Mills, C., de Stefano, N. A., Mehl, M., Chambers, K., Fitzgerald, S. A., Wilcox, R., Christoff, K., Andrews, E., Grilli, M. D., O’Connor, M-F., & Andrews-Hanna, J. R. (2021). The think aloud paradigm reveals differences in the content, dynamics and conceptual scope of resting state thought in trait brooding. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 19362.
  • Andrews-Hanna, J. R. & Grilli, M. D. (2021). Mapping the imaginative mind: charting new paths forward. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30 (1), 82-89.
  • Zabelina, D., Friedman, N.P., Andrews-Hanna, J.R. (2019). Unity and diversity of executive functions in creativity. Consciousness and Cognition, 68, 47-56.
  • Christoff, K., Irving, Z. C., Fox, K. C. R., Spreng, R. N., & Andrews-Hanna, J. R. (2016). Mind-wandering as spontaneous thought: a dynamic framework. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Sep 22. do. doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.113
  • Andrews-Hanna, J. R., Smallwood, J., & Spreng, R. N. (2014). The default network and self-generated thought: component processes, dynamic control, and clinical relevance. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Issue: The Year in Cognitive Neuroscience, 1316, 29–52.
  • Andrews-Hanna, J.R., Reidler, J., Poulin, R., & Buckner, R.L. (2010). Functional-anatomic fractionation of the default network. Neuron, 65, 550-562.
  • Buckner, R.L., Andrews-Hanna, J.R., & Schacter, D.L. (2008). The brain’s default network: anatomy, function, and relevance to disease. Annals of the NY Academy of Science, Special Issue: The Year in Cognitive Neuroscience, 1124, 1-38.
  • Andrews-Hanna, J. R., Snyder, A. Z., Vincent, J. L., Lustig, C., Head, D., Raichle, M. E., & Buckner, R. L. (2007). Disruption of large-scale brain systems in advanced aging. Neuron, 56, 924–35.

Courses Taught:

  • PSY 300 - Cognitive Neuroscience: A Guide to Mind & Brain (2023)
  • PSY 408 - Imagination & the Brain (2024)
  • PSY 528 - Cognitive Neuroscience: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Imagination (2017)
  • NSCS 200 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (2018)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 10/03/25

Degrees

  • B.S. Psychology, Duke University
  • M.A. Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Ph.D. Psychology, Harvard University