Richard Davidson, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses his career studying the neuroscience of emotion in this interview from Yale's Experts in Emotion series, hosted by June Gruber. Davidson describes what drew him to the study of emotion, then walks through the central discoveries of his research, including work on the brain circuitry underlying affective states and his long-running collaborations with contemplative practitioners on meditation and well-being. He looks ahead to what he sees as the most promising open questions in affective neuroscience, and closes with practical advice for students who want to enter the field. The format is a structured sit-down interview with chapter markers rather than a classroom lecture, but Davidson's answers cover substantial scientific ground, from methodology to findings to open problems, delivered in his own words.