The University of Chicago has tremendous strengths in research and graduate education related to the cognitive neuroscience of language. Opportunities exist for research at the interface of language, cognition, and brain, with excellent mentorship by experienced teachers, researchers, and scholars. Students can participate in Ph.D. programs in Cognitive Psychology or Integrative Neuroscience (Department of Psychology, Social Science Division) or Computational Neuroscience (Committee on Computational Neuroscience, Biological Science Division).
The methods used in our research include the traditional methods of experimental psychology, including reaction time experiments and computational modeling using symbolic and connectionist (neural network) approaches, and more recent methods of neuroscience, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), high-density encephalography and event-related potentials (hd-EEG and ERP), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
We have broad interests within the cognitive neuroscience of language, and are open to students with creativity and thoughtfullness, whether or not they are consistent with traditional notions of language, cognition, and brain or rather, challenge these notions. We are enthusiastic about supporting creativity and novelty within this interdisciplinary area.
Psychology (Cognition or Integrative Neuroscience)
Questions?
Please don't hesitate to email Howard Nusbaum or Steve Small about your graduate school interests.
The international journal Brain and Language is edited at The University of Chicago.