Psychobiology

Department News

Reiss pays attention to cognitive function

Assistant Professor of Psychology Jason E. Reiss, a cognitive neuroscientist, is researching the hidden mental processes involved in the acquisition and use of visual information.

Game Boy: Ian's Story

Does annihilating aliens or slaying dragons in the virtual world affect your real-life ability to think, react and perceive? The answer may lie in research that psychobiology major Ian Strachan is helping Assistant Professor of Psychology Rolf Nelson conduct.

Object Substitution Masking: What is the Neural Fate of the Unreportable Target?

Assistant Professor of Psychology Jason E. Reiss' new book focuses on his event-related brain potential (ERP) research that investigates a specific failure of visual information to reach conscious awareness. This work should be interesting to anyone who wonders how much our brains actually know about unconsciously processed visual stimuli.

Got illusions?

Learn more about perception, learning, consciousness in Psychology's Experimental Laboratory

I never met an animal I didn't like

Morgan's sabbatical takes her to New England Aquarium to study harbor and furry seals.

Education Gone Wild

Wheaton's longtime relationship with Southwick's Zoo gives students an opportunity to study animal and human behavior in some unique ways.