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The Cost of Efficiency: A UCSB neuroscientist helps develop a theory of compound movement that highlights a tradeoff between efficiency and computational cost
When children learn how to tie their shoelaces, they do so in discrete… read more
Professor Emily Jacobs to participate in National Academy of Sciences Kavli Symposium
Dr. Emily Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences… read more
The Brain Lady: An outreach program designed by UCSB psychologists teaches elementary school students about the brain and how to keep it safe
Not many kids have the chance to get up close and personal with a real… read more
Dividing the Spoils of Cooperation
Many traits make human beings unique, not the least of which is our… read more
2016 Ph.D. Degrees
Psychological and Brain Sciences is proud to confer 2016 Ph.D. degrees on… read more
The 2016 Inside Psychology, our annual departmental newsletter, has been published
Inside Psychology 2016
Features include: Gauchos give back; The… read more
Professor Michael Miller completing exercises with US Defense Science Study Group
Psychological & Brain Sciences Professor Mike Miller is shown below… read more
The Neuropathology Night: A New Bridge for Pre-Med Students
Many UCSB pre-med students choose to build their professional foundations… read more
Leda Cosmides and John Toobey, 2016 Winners of the HBES Lifetime Career Award
The Human Behavior & Evolution Society announced that Psychological… read more
Graduating Senior Catherine Enders wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for 2016
In her time at UCSB, Enders has distinguished herself as an experienced… read more
Viral Fear: Professors Heejung Kim and David Sherman find a correlation between fear of Ebola, xenophobia
When the Ebola virus was ravaging western Africa in 2015, a curious thing… read more
2015-16 Psychological & Brain Sciences Undergraduate Award Winners
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences presents the 2015-16… read more
