The CU Department of Psychology has a strong nucleus of cognitive neuroscientists with major interests in learning, memory, attention, executive functions, and emotion. The cognitive neuroscientists in the CU Psychology Department are complemented by an outstanding community of scientists with similar interests. The Institute of Cognitive Science includes scientists from computer science, education, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. The Institute for Behavioral Genetics provides an unique resource for conducting and facilitating research on the genetic and environmental bases of individual differences in behavior.
Associated hospitals provide the possibility of conducting research with patient populations.
Spectacularly situated at the eastern edge of the Rockies, this area provides a wide variety of extraordinary outdoor activities, an average of 330 sunny days per year, and also affords a broad range of cultural activities.