The Cognitive and Neural Science (CNS) area in the Department of Psychology 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. Because of the many overlapping interests of separate research programs, students and faculty in different laboratories regularly engage in collaborative projects that integrate physiological, cognitive, and applied research programs. Collaborative research is encouraged within the area, between other areas in the Psychology Department such as Clinical Psychology, and outside of the department with programs such as Neuroscience and Computer Science. Diverse methodologies are available to investigate the area’s interests in cognitive and neural systems.