PhD in Psychology - Behavioral Neuroscience in Honolulu United States | University of Hawaii at Manoa

The Cognition, Neuroscience, & Social (CNS) program pioneers innovative studies on human behavior, examining processes from cellular interactions to societal dynamics, while investigating how brain functions and behaviors operate within social environments. To address compelling questions in these fields, researchers and graduate students employ diverse methodologies including behavioral experiments, psychophysical measurements, computational modeling, virtual reality eye-tracking and motion analysis, EEG, fMRI, along with developmental, genetic, and animal-based investigations. CNS graduate students gain cross-disciplinary education spanning all three domains, actively engaging in and spearheading both current and original research initiatives. Typically, students work under the guidance of faculty specializing in cognition, neuroscience, or social psychology, with opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship. The CNS program includes faculty conducting studies in these key areas:
Behavioral Neuroscience: This specialization adopts an intensive, interdisciplinary strategy to understand behavior through psychological and neurobiological lenses. Students develop expertise in contemporary and classical techniques and theories, preparing them for careers in behavioral neuroscience research and education. Current investigations concentrate on comparative cognition and the neural foundations of emotion, stress, learning, and memory processes