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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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Dahan Lab
The Dahan Lab investigates how the mind works when people use language.
Sydney Sun
A Research Assistant in the Eden Lab, 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 Gottfried Lab aim to understand how the brain responds to odor.

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Marvin Maechler accepted as a Penn AI Fellow

Congratulations to Marvin Maechler for being accepted as a Penn AI Fellow! Penn AI Fellows represent a wide spectrum of academic disciplines and are the newest generation of researchers innovating in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science through the close mentorship of Penn’s faculty.

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Anna Papafragou elected as a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society

Congratulations to Anna Papafragou, Professor of Linguistics, who has been elected as a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society.  These Fellows are "individuals whose research has exhibited sustained excellence and had sustained impact on the Cognitive Science community."