Jay Gottfried teaching a class

Psychology is the science of mind, brain, and behavior

The Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously functioning psychology department in North America. 

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First-,Second-, and Third-Person Science in Developmental Psychopathology

Koraly Perez-Edgar, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies and Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Koraly Perez-Edgar
Dahan Lab
The Dahan Lab investigates how the mind works when people use language.
Sydney Sun
Sydney Sun, C’24, uses linguistic models to analyze how environment shapes interaction.
Burge Lab
The Burge Lab focuses on the human visual system.
Gottfried Lab
Researchers in Gottfreid Lab aim to understand how the brain responds to odor.

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David Brainard Lab

David Brainard has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 23 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among those elected are David Brainard, RRL Professor of Psychology and director of the Vision Research Center.