In addition, students are encouraged to take an active part in seminars and courses offered by other areas in the Department, such as the biological and developmental areas. Students and faculty are engaged in neuropsychological research through collaborations at local medical centers. In general, the program is quite flexible. Developing your own research interests and skills is the single most important factor in success at graduate school. The proseminars cover a variety of disciplines in cognitive psychology, including perception, attention, learning, memory, and cognitive development.
Faculty also offer seminars on special topics in cognition that change from year to year.
An important component of the program is the Cognitive Seminar which meets weekly for everything from formal colloquia given by outside speakers, to informal presentations of ongoing research by our own students and faculty, to practice job talks given by advanced graduate students in our group. There are several related programs on campus that serve as important resources for many of our students. Each of these programs provides access to relevant faculty in other departments and to research resources not available directly in psychology.