Learning, Thought & Perception

The Price of High School Exit Exams

Research by sociology professor John Robert Warren challenges the value of state exit examinations, both to the students who are denied diplomas and to the general public which foots the bill for testing. Learn more

One Floor Up

Mary Kennedy is taking research on traumatic brain injury to the next level by studying how we think about how we think.
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June 11th, 2008
A Head for Language

As one of the newest faculty members in SLHS, Yang Zhang is rethinking classic theories about how we learn languages.
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June 11th, 2008
The Sound of Silence

For Peggy Nelson, the sound of silence is the sound of children learning.
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June 11th, 2008

Deep Impact

Neuroscientist Dan Kersten works to understand how the space in front of us is processed visually by the brain, allowing us to negotiate on a second-to-second basis—driving a car through traffic, maneuvering a pen over paper, dribbling a basketball toward a net. Continue Reading…
Good From Bad

Professor Patricia A. Frazier explains her research approach to studying trauma and the good that comes from it. Continue reading…
Why Miss Muffet Skedaddled

A study by University psychology graduate student Jaime Derringer and a colleague suggests that the human brain has evolved to single out spiders for special attention. Continue reading…