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Research

The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at UCSB cultivates an identity and reputation based on empirical, primarily experimental investigation of a wide range of human and animal behavior from a number of over-lapping perspectives. Faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and professional researchers carry out research in one or more areas: Cognition, Perception & Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, and Social Psychology. As a group, the faculty members have outstanding records of research productivity and a growing record of extramural funding. They receive both national and international recognition for their scholarly achievements, and are involved in cutting edge disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research.

Research Areas

Affiliated Research

Many psychology faculty members also interact with and conduct research in affiliated research programs, which typically adopt a multi-disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary approach. These offer further opportunities for scholarship at the intersection of Psychology and related fields.

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Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences • University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
Phone: 805.893.2791 • E-Mail: info@psych.ucsb.edu