Ph.D. Program
Welcome to the Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience program at Texas Tech University! We are a group of faculty, students and researchers who study a range of human behaviors and cognitive processes as well as their implementation in the brain. Broad topics covered by our collective include (but are not limited to):
- Category formation and neural representation within the contexts of basic, health and clinical research
- Selective attention and its impact on vision, perception and decision-making
- Language learning and reading comprehension
- Brain mechanisms of addictive behaviors
- Understanding and optimizing brain functioning and behavior over the lifespan
- Translational research on preventive intervention techniques related to behavioral problems and mental disorders over the lifespan
- The psychology of art creation and appreciation
- Human-animal interactions and the cognitive processing associated with pet-related information
- Education-related metacognition and multimedia learning, both in the context of basic and applied research
- Student study and learning behaviors
Housed within a Tier One Carnegie research-extensive institution, our Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience program has on-campus access to state-of-the art research-dedicated equipment and facilities, including the Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute (TTNI) located in the Experimental Sciences building. We utilize a variety of behavioral, physiological and neural methods to aid our investigations, including: computational modeling; laboratory testing; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); psychophysics; eye tracking; skin conductance; heart rate variability and cortisol levels; electroencephalography (EEG); and wet lab techniques. Thus, we provide a multitude of experimental methods to our graduate students, who are expected to become active in research from the outset and continue to engage in research throughout the degree program.
A Sample of Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience Course Offerings:
(To be chosen by the student with the guidance of his/her advisor and according to
degree requirements)
- Seminar in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neuroscience of Vision
- Neuroscience of Emotion and Social Behavior
- Biological Bases of Behavior and Psychological Function
- Seminar in Metacognition
- Human-Animal Interactions
- fMRI Design and Analysis
- Multivariate Statistics
- Advanced Correlation Methods and Factor Analysis
Psychological Sciences
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Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Psychological Sciences, Box 42051 Lubbock, TX 79409-2051 -
Email
kay.hill@ttu.edu