Psychological science is traditionally defined as the study of behavior; neuroscience as the study of the nervous system. As a Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences we are focused on understanding mind and behavior in terms of underlying psychological processes that have their genesis in neural activity in the brain.
Travis Todd, a Research Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has received a four-year K01 research grant through the National Institute of Mental Health. Professor David Bucci will head his mentoring team.
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PBS Professor Jay Hull and colleagues studied data from research on video games and violence, and found that teens playing violent video games “did become more aggressive over time. But the changes in behavior were not big,” reports Scientific American.
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Each year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences recognizes exemplary members of the faculty for their contributions as scholars, teachers, and mentors.
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The 5-year grant, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, will involve studies related to brain circuit mechanisms for reward cue attraction.
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MIT neuroscientist Pawan Sinha will speak at Dartmouth next week about his work in India with the Prakash Foundation, which combines scientific inquiry and social service.
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PBS seeks applications for up to two tenure/tenure-track appointments (open rank).
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People with developmental prosopagnosia (DP) have extremely poor face recognition and even have problems recognizing the faces of family and close friends.
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PBS Professor Meghan Meyer's recent paper published in Cerebral Cortex was highlighted in Scientific American.
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This day-long event highlights neuroscience research contributions at Dartmouth and features expert talks, a poster session, a panel discussion, and a keynote lecture.
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A new study by Caroline Parkinson and Thalia Wheatley shows the similarities between friends and was recently featured in The New York Times.
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