The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences congratulates the class of 2019, which included over 100 psychology and neuroscience majors. Several members of the graduating class received awards at the department's annual picnic....

Cara Van Uden ’19 has won this year's Neukom Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Computational Science for her work with Professor James Haxby....

Professors Katherine Nautiyal and Caroline Robertson joined the PBS faculty in July, 2018.

Armin Tavakkoli ’20, Psychology major, has been awarded a 2019-20 Senior Fellowship for his research with Professors David Bucci and Travis Todd.

Brown University Professor Rebecca Burwell delivered a talk at Dartmouth on November 16. She is pictured here with Professor Emeritus Robert Leaton.

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.

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....

The Neuroscience Day previously scheduled for April 4th of 2020 has been cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 and the general health of our community at Dartmouth and the greater New England Area. We are looking to rebook our amazing set of speakers for April 24th of 2021, and hope that many of you will be able to join us next year.

Each year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences recognizes exemplary members of the faculty for their contributions as scholars, teachers, and mentors.