Cognitive Neuroscience | Neuroscience Program

Cognitive Neuroscience looks at the functional organization and neural architecture involved in cognition. Research studies include, but are not limitied to the effects of aging, nutrition, stress, and environmental exposures on the development of the mind and cognition through an interdisciplinary approach.

Faculty working in Cognitive Neuroscience

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