PhD in Psychology - Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience in College Station United States | Texas A&M University

The Cognitive and Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) Ph.D. program aims to prepare students for advanced academic research by providing comprehensive training across various domains of cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Key research focuses among CCN faculty include-

1) Processes of learning, memory, and executive function, covering fundamental associative learning, language comprehension, decision-making, and creative cognition,

2) Developmental cognitive changes throughout life, with studies spanning infant cognition, young adulthood, and aging populations, and

3) Applied cognitive studies investigating real-world phenomena such as addiction, mood disorders, linguistic effects on cognition, creative processes, and human-computer interfaces.

The program utilizes cutting-edge neuroimaging facilities at the Texas Institute for PreClinical Studies (TIPS), complementing faculty research employing functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Additional methodologies include transcranial stimulation (TDCS), EEG monitoring, skin conductance measures, PET scanning, eye movement tracking, and blink pattern analysis. This multidisciplinary approach enables investigation of cognition across behavioral, computational, and neural dimensions. The curriculum also offers advanced instruction in statistical methods, experimental design, computational modeling, and neuroimaging data interpretation.