Health Neuroscience: Defining a New Field. Author: Erickson KI1, Creswell JD2, Verstynen TD2, Gianaros PJ1 Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Psychology and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh. <sup>2</sup>Department of Psychology and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University. Conference/Journal: Curr Dir Psychol Sci. Date published: 2014 Dec Other: Volume ID: 23 , Issue ID: 6 , Pages: 446-453 , Word Count: 55 Health neuroscience is a new field that is at the interface of health psychology and neuroscience. It is concerned with the interplay between the brain and physical health over the lifespan. This review provides a conceptual introduction to health neuroscience, focusing on its major themes, representative studies, methodologies, and future directions. PMID: 25844028 PMCID: PMC4381930 DOI: 10.1177/0963721414549350