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Cognitive psychology

Lots of walking business people. Multiple exposure image.
Brain science
Seeing the bigger picture
Published Fall 2025 Video
Experts at Johns Hopkins shed new light on inattentional blindness, the tendency among us to miss noticing something obvious when our minds are caught up in other things / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Kanzi, a bonobo, was part of the study
Animal cognition
For apes, out of sight isn't out of mind
Published Aug 19, 2025 Video
Bonobos can mentally track multiple members of their social circle, new study finds
Bonobo eating a nut
Animal cognition
Don't know something? Apes can tell
Published Feb 3, 2025
Bonobos realize when humans miss information and communicate accordingly
illustration of memory matching card game, featuring pandemic-themed cards such as hand sanitizer and a cocktail
Oh, memories, where art thou?
Published Spring 2022
Recent research highlights the pandemic's impact on our perception of time and memory. Can we jumpstart new memories, or is this shift permanent? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
illustration of memory matching card game, featuring pandemic-themed cards such as hand sanitizer and a cocktail
Cognitive Psychology
Oh, Memories, Where Art Thou?
Published April 4, 2022
Recent research highlights the pandemic's impact on our perception of time and memory. Can we jumpstart new memories, or is this shift permanent?
Michela Gallagher
Research funding
Gallagher receives Goodes Prize for Alzheimer's research
Published Sept 17, 2018
The $150,000 prize recognizes Gallagher's lifetime of research into age-related cognitive decline
Cognitive Psychology
That color? You're sure?
Published Fall 2015
Remembering an exact shade of a color is tough. A new study tells us why. / Johns Hopkins Magazine