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The Attention, Perception, & EXperience Lab, or APEX Lab for short, is directed by Dr. Howard C. Nusbaum at the University of Chicago.

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View the Youtube video below to learn more about moral judgments, a line of research Scott has been working on!



Wondering what we're up to nowadays? Check out our most recent updates below:

Howard, Shannon, and Pedro Lopes pictured as semifinalists in xTechBOLT competition
11/24/20: Howard, Shannon, and Pedro are xTechBOLT semifinalists for their work in psychology and cognitive neuroscience!
Screenshot of Howard and Dilip Jeste discuss wisdom in Zoom call
11/19/20: Howard interviews Dr. Dilip Jeste on the scientific roots of wisdom. Read more about Dr. Jeste's new book Wiser on his website
Crowd of people
8/22/20: Congrats! Sarah won the International Neuroethics Society's essay contest. Read her piece on obesity, cognition, and society
Graduates of Class of 2020 are pictured with their programs
6/23/20: A special congratulations to our graduating class of 2020—we're proud of y'all!
Pants is giving a talk on his research at conference
5/31/19: Pants presents at the 4th Annual Graduate Student Academic Research Conference!
John and Katie are standing in front of their Honors Day posters
5/16/19: John and Katie present at the Honors Day Colloquium!
Yena is standing in front of her MPA Conference poster
4/12/19: Yena presents at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference!
Howard is giving a lecture
4/9/19: Howard is invited to speak at the Learning and Plasticity (LaP) meeting in Äkäslompolo, Finland
A small boy is crouched down in front of gray wall
11/28/18: Congrats! Jean won the International Neuroethics Society's essay contest. Read her piece on the neural impacts of youth detainment
Mariah Carey and Mozart are pictured together with a caption that says 'Do YOU want perfect pitch?'
5/30/18: Did you know that adults can learn perfect pitch? Read about Steve's work at the Daily Mail
Howard is in a TV interview
5/21/18: Howard is on TV! Read the article from Chicago Tonight
Luke and Steve are in front of Luke's Honors Day poster
5/17/18: Luke presents at the Honors Day Colloquium!
A cartoon figure is thinking about yanny and laurel
5/15/18: Which do you hear? Howard shares his thoughts on Gizmodo
Futuristic image of binary numbers floating around
5/13/18: How will big data affect the social sciences? Howard and James Evans chat about big data for the Spring 2018 issue of Dialogo
Crowds at Time Square, New York City
12/30/16: Howard discusses robust science on the APS Observer
Howard is smiling at the camera
12/27/17: Howard is named the Stella M. Rowley Professor in the Department of Psychology and the College
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