Learning, Thought & Perception

A Mind of Its Own

Psychology professor Stephen Engel has discovered that we can train our brains to amplify their responses to images. That is, they can "learn" to respond more strongly. This is a step in learning to see images we couldn't detect before. Learn more.

The Visible Benefits of Invisible Social Support

Psychology professor Jeff Simpson explains that often, the most effective acts of support are those that are not so obvious. Learn more…
Defining Happiness

Valerie Tiberius is all about happiness. A philosophy professor, she's spent years describing happiness and exploring the circumstances that produce it.
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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