PhD in Psychology - Cognition Psychology 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 to societal levels while investigating how brain functions and behaviors interact within social environments. To address compelling questions in these fields, researchers and graduate students employ diverse methodologies including behavioral experiments, psychophysical measurements, computational modeling, eye-tracking and motion analysis in virtual environments, EEG, fMRI, along with developmental, genetic, and animal-based studies. CNS graduate students gain cross-disciplinary education spanning all three domains, actively engaging in and spearheading both current and new 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 investigating these key areas:
Cognition: Research in human cognition encompasses fundamental processes like perception, attention, memory, thinking, and problem-solving, as well as cognitive development and its social influences. Current studies examine the cognitive and neural foundations underlying human and animal cognition, particularly focusing on attention systems, perceptual processes, and memory functions across sensory channels, studied in both typical and atypical populations.