In Attention and Information Processing Research centers about the human ability to control attention, motor coordination, spatial processing, and the ability to coordinate information received from several sources. Research is conducted on both general laws and individual differences. In Reasoning, Problem Solving and Decision Making Current research projects concern structure and process in deductive and inductive reasoning, problem solving, analogical transfer, judgment and decision making. Content areas include the law, medicine, business, and civil engineering. There are ongoing projects on reasoning in mathematics and physics, including applications of cognitive models to the design of instructional systems in science and mathematics.
Several projects emphasize mathematical models or computer simulations of reasoning.
In Cognitive Neuroscience Current research is focused on studying the neural underpinnings of language, memory, and visual perception in normal and special populations. Methodologies include event-related potential, cortical stimulation studies, fMRI, functional spectroscopy and computational modeling. This focus represents the marriage of empirical and theoretical work in cognitive and social psychology.