Research Scientist Cognitive Psychology

Brain science and cognitive psychologists study how the human mind thinks, remembers and learns. They apply psychological science to understand how we make decisions and perceive our world.

Faculty in the Cognitive area investigate a wide range of topics including language, meaning and mental representation, perception, learning, memory, decision making and reasoning. Our methods include behavioral experimentation, computational and mathematical modeling, naturalistic observation and cross-cultural fieldwork, and neuro-imaging.

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Cognitive neuroscientists examine the brain processes that come together to inform our thoughts and understanding of the world. Our researchers use a range of approaches, including functional brain imaging and cognitive psychology, to ask fundamental questions about mental processes including how we focus attention, how we process language and music, and how the brain develops []

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Faculty The faculty that work in the Cognitive Science program come from various different fields that have a connection to Cognitive Science. All the faculty are listed below, but for a quicker navigation use the affiliation search engine to find who you want.

Degree Programs and Further Education Most universities offer bachelors programs in cognitive science or related majors such as psychology, neuroscience, linguistics or computer science. Core courses often include statistics, programming, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, AI and research methods.