认知和神经科学（CNS）计划特别强调将基础脑科学和认知科学与应用领域相结合。该计划包含两个重点或子领域，认知神经科学和应用认知。许多教师都认同这两个领域，因此产生了显着的协同作用。中枢神经系统领域的研究领域包括视觉感知，注意力，记忆，执行功能和决策。所使用的方法包括神经生物学动物模型，ERP，fMRI，认知实验室方法以及包括驾驶，医疗保健和虚拟环境在内的许多模拟方法。CNS领域的研究成果处于该领域的前沿，针对选定的应用问题的跨学科和转化方法使我们的计划在国内和国际上都具有特色。
The Cognition and Neural Science (CNS) program places a strong emphasis on merging basic brain and cognitive science with applied domains. The program contains two focus or sub-areas, Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Cognition. Significant synergism results from the fact that many of the faculty identify with both areas. Research areas that are represented in the CNS area include visual perception, attention, memory, executive functioning and decision making. Methodologies that are used include neurobiological animal models, ERP, fMRI, cognitive laboratory methods, and a number of simulation methods including driving, health care, and virtual environments. The research outcomes from the CNS area are on the cutting edge of the field, and the interdisciplinary and translational approach to selected applied problems makes our program nationally and internationally distinctive.