GRADUATE
STUDIES IN
NEURAL AND
COGNITIVE SCIENCES
The
Neural and Cognitive Sciences area includes two broad foci:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive
Science and Social Psychology
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience curriculum and research activities
are designed
to advance
understanding of the dynamic relationship between the nervous system,
mind, and behavior. Training is offered
jointly by the Department of
Psychology and the J.P. Scott
Center for Neuroscience, Mind, and Behavior, and includes
courses in Basic
Neuroscience and Cognition, Neuroethology, Behavioral Ecology,
and Psychopharmacology.
Cognitive Science and
Social Psychology
The faculty in
Cognitive Science and Social Psychology direct
research and teach courses in
psycholinguistics, visuospatial perception, judgment and inference, and
evolutionary and social psychology. There
is also a five-year Cognitive and
Computing Sciences dual-degree option
that combines master's degrees in computer science and psychology with
a Ph.D. in psychology.
General Program
Information
The program is designed so
that Years 1 and 2 are devoted to taking graduate courses and
completing a
Master's Thesis, and Years 3 and 4 are devoted to completing a doctoral
dissertation along with any remaining course requirements.
All students are required
to take two
statistics courses, two content core
psychology courses (that fall outside the student's major area of
study), and research methods in the
form of independent study hours or a formal course.
Students in good
standing receive eight semesters of assistantship funding (ten
semesters for dual degree students). Summer assistantships are also
available,
particularly for first-year students.
We are interested
in attracting students
with research experience in psychology. We are also interested in
students who may not
have an extensive background in psychology, but who have training in
other fields, such as biology, computer science, linguistics,
mathematics, engineering, or the physical sciences. Prospective
graduate students should not only submit an application but should also
contact
individual faculty
members whose specific interests they share.
Faculty of
the Neural and Cognitive Sciences
Richard
Anderson Cognitive
Science
Vern
Bingman Neuroscience
Casey
Cromwell Neuroscience
Michael
Doherty Emeritus*
(Cognitive Science)
Anne Gordon Social
Psychology
Mary Hare Cognitive
Science
Dale
Klopfer Cognitive
Science
Patricia
Sharp Neuroscience
Ryan Tweney
Emeritus*
(Cognitive Science)
Affiliated
Faculty in the J.P. Scott Center for
Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior
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*Emeritus faculty are active in teaching and/or research,
but do not
accept new students.
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