Program Description:

Our Ph.D. program in Cognition, Brain and Behavior (CBB) reflects a unique opportunity for training in experimental psychology. We believe that immediate, hands-on experience, coupled with comprehensive course work, builds competent, confident students capable of developing a competitive research profile. Students enter under a faculty mentor and begin active research in the first year. There are three concentrations in the Cognition, Brain and Behavior area: Cognitive/Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging.

For more information about the CBB area, please contact Dr. Vince Clark.

Program Requirements:

All CBB students are required to complete the following three core courses in the CBB area (3 credits each):

Psych 561: Cognitive Psychology (Ruthruff, Butler)
Psych 540: Biological Bases of Behavior (Tesche, Hamilton)
Psych 650: Introduction to Functional Neuroimaging (Tesche, Clark, Kiehl)

In addition, all CBB students in the second and all subsequent years will participate in a literature discussion section (Psych 641) once a year.

Psych 641: Seminar in Cognition, Brain, and Behavior (2 credits) (Staff)

All CBB students will be required to select additional elective courses (3 credits each) from the CBB area to satisfy a total credit requirement (including core courses, but not including PSY 641) of 15 units. Elective courses are grouped into three concentrations: Cognitive/Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging. Students may select courses from any of these three concentrations. The choice of electives and substitution of any alternative elective courses must be approved by the Committee of Studies.

Cognitive/Learning Concentration:
Psych 563: Seminar in Human Memory (Butler, Ruthruff)
Psych 650: Seminar in Attention (Ruthruff)
Psych 650: Seminar in Aging and Cognition (Butler)
Psych 650: Seminar in Knowledge Representation (Goldsmith)
Psych 650: Principles of Learning, Motivation and Behavior (Hamilton, Tang, Dougher)

Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration:
Psych 650: Neuroanatomy (Tesche, Clark) or Biomed 533: Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy
Psych 650: Principles of Learning, Motivation and Behavior (Hamilton, Tang, Dougher)
Psych 650: Biological Bases of Memory (Hamilton, Tang)
Psych 650: Human Neuropsychology (Verney, Yeo)
Psych 650: Neural Basis of Cognitive Development (Ciesielski)
Psych 650: Plasticity and Development (Tang)
Psych 547: Drugs and Behavior (Hamilton)
Psych 650: Neural Bases of Addiction and Antisocial Disorders (Clark, Kiehl)

Cognitive Neuroimaging Concentration:
Psych 650: Neuroanatomy (Tesche, Clark)
Psych 650: Advanced Topics in Functional Neuroimaging (Tesche, Clark)
Psych 563: Biological Bases of Memory (Hamilton, Tang)
Psych 650: Clinical Neuroimaging (Clark, Kiehl)
Psych 650: Neural Bases of Addiction and Antisocial Disorders (Clark, Kiehl)
Psych 650: Computational Neuroscience Seminar (Tang)
Psych 650: Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar (Tang)
Psych 650: Developmental Neuroscience (Ciesielski)
Psych 650: Pediatric Neuroimaging (Ciesielski)

Faculty in CBB program:

Karin Butler
Kristina Ciesielski
Vince Clark
Michael Dougher
Timothy Goldsmith
Derek Hamilton
Gordon Hodge
Kent Kiehl
Eric Ruthruff
Akaysha Tang
Claudia Tesche
Steven Verney
Ronald Yeo