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Cognitive and Neuro Science
The Cognitive and Neural Science (CNS) area is focused in two broad areas: Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Cognition. Research in both of these areas emphasizes cognitive processes of perception, attention, memory, language, categorization, and decision making.

Career Ideas from CNS
  1. Faculty/post-doctoral positions in cognitive psychology, applied cognition, human factors, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroscience
  2. Research and development jobs in industries such as Microsoft, Google, or Intel.
  3. Human factors or applied cognitive research positions in government agencies such as FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) or DoD (Department of Defense)