The goal of the cognitive neuroscience concentration is to train scientists with a strong foundation in human cognition, complemented by an understanding of human brain function and neuroscientific methods. Created in 1994, the CNBC is dedicated to the study of the neural basis of cognitive processes, including learning and memory, language and thought, perception, attention, and planning. The CNBC consists of faculty, students, and research scientists whose work relates to the mission stated above.
All faculty have appointments in one or more coordinating departments.
These include the Departments of Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Psychology and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University , and the Departments of Mathematics, Neurobiology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh . Students in the CNBC program combine intensive training in their chosen specialty with broad exposure to other disciplines that touch on neural computation and problems of higher brain function. Here are further details about CNBC coursework, admission, financial support, etc. The interdisciplinary quality of the CNBC is well-captured in the diverse interests and methodological skills of the faculty associated with the Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration. Clinical applications include major efforts to understand schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and disorders of language processing due to acquired or developmental disorders.