Because of the many overlapping interests of the separate research programs, students and faculty in different laboratories regularly engage in stimulating theoretical discussions. Students share the opportunity to participate in collaborate projects that integrate physiological and cognitive research programs. The area also has ties with the Neuroscience and Computer Science programs, the Neurology and Psychiatry departments in the University Medical School, and the human neuropsychology research program at the nearby VA Medical Center. Students are encouraged to present their research at national scientific conferences and to publish their research in professional journals. Our program uses a mentor system which permits new students to join an ongoing program of research in a particular laboratory.
Individual laboratories are well-equipped for computerized data collection and analysis.