Cognitive Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience

Areas of investigation include the biological bases of behaviour, the brain and nervous system.

How does the brain translate perception into action?
How does early language development influence a person's life?
How does the brain represent numerical information?

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab	Head of Lab Dr Sarah Tashjian	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Clinical and Health Psychology	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Carol Hulbert	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive and Neuropsychological Development Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Robert Reeve	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation Research Group (CITE)	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs Dr Amit Lampit	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Rob Hester	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience and Computational Psychiatry Lab	Laboratory Head Associate Professor Marta Garrido	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory	Laboratory Director Dr Jason Forte	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Computational Cognitive Science Lab	Lab Leader A/Prof Andrew Perfors	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Computational Memory Lab	Laboratory Director Dr Adam Osth	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Decision-making & Affective Learning in Emotional Conditions (DALEC)	Director Dr Nicholas Van Dam	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Decision Neuroscience Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Stefan Bode	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Genes, Brain and Behaviour Laboratory	Director Dr Patrick Goodbourn	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Human Experience Laboratory	Head of Lab Prof Olivia Carter	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
John Trinder Sleep Laboratory	Laboratory Director Prof Amy Jordan Senior Lecturer Dr Christian L Nicholas	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Knowledge, Information & Learning Laboratory	Laboratory Director A/Prof Daniel R Little	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Memory and Language Lab	Laboratory Director Professor Simon Dennis	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory	Head of Lab Dr Litza Kiropoulos
Neurocognitive Disorders Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Sarah Wilson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Pain and Cognition Neuroimaging Lab	Director Natalia Egorova	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Prediction and Decision-Making Laboratory
Spotlight Project	Principal Research A/Prof Katherine Johnson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Subcortical Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory	Laboratory Director Dr Jacqueline Anderson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Time in Brain and Behaviour Laboratory	Principle Investigator Dr. Hinze Hogendoorn	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Transdiagnostic Research Program (TRP)
Trauma Anxiety and Stress (TAS) Lab	Director Professor Kim Felmingham	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Vision, Cognition and Behaviour Lab	Laboratory Director A/Prof Piers Douglas Howe	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Research Partners