Vanderbilt Psychology - Unraveling the Human Brain and Behavior. To understand psychology is to understand the human brain, human behavior, and human cognitive processes—essentially, the key to how we think, act, and feel. Under the guidance of faculty renowned for their expertise in clinical psychology, cognition, and neuroscience, students pursue careers as therapists, data scientists in life sciences, policy makers, university professors, and many other fields that rely on deep knowledge of psychology and neuroscience
Delve into the study of psychology at Vanderbilt University, where understanding the human brain, behavior, and cognitive processes is at the core. Under the guidance of faculty members, including those in the National Academy of Sciences, our students pursue diverse careers in therapy, life sciences, policy-making, academia, and beyond. Ranked 11th nationwide by University HQ, our department is committed to equal opportunity and excellence in educational policies and programs.
Psychological science is traditionally defined as the study of behavior; neuroscience as the study of the nervous system. As a Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences we are focused on understanding mind and behavior in terms of underlying psychological processes that have their genesis in neural activity in the brain.
The Department of Psychology at NTU was established in 1949 as the first psychology department in Taiwan.
The Department of Psychology at Northwestern University is dedicated to research and teaching in the field of psychology, covering a range of research directions from non-human primate vocalizations and cognition to political bias. Our faculty and students conduct cutting-edge research across various domains, including cognitive, social, developmental, and clinical psychology, providing profound insights into human behavior and mental processes.