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.
Second year Psychological and Brain Sciences Graduate student Erica Townsend was named the '2022 Outstanding Graduate Woman in Learning' by the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society and Women in Learning.
Professor Thalia Wheatley was quoted earlier this month in the Discover article "We're Beginning to Understand the Power of Eye Contact," which highlighted recent research by Dr. Wheatley and by recently graduated PhD candidate Sophie Wohltjen.
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences wishes to congratulate its 2022 psychology and neuroscience majors and minors. We are very proud to announce our high achieving department award winners and honors students.
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is proud to announce nine graduates who successfully completed the PhD program and defended their dissertations in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Assistant Professor Jeremy Manning was selected for a National Science Foundation Career Award. The NSF grant will provide funding for the next five years to support his lab's research using natural language processing and geometric models to study and enhance classroom learning.