Afshin Gharib, PhD
Dr. Gharib's research interests include the cognitive and neural mechanisms of associative learning - focusing on the role of attention, timing, and response learning in operant conditioning - and age-related changes in learning and memory. He is particularly interested in the effectiveness of antioxidants in reversing age associated declines in cognition. His teaching interests include Introduction to Psychology, Physiological Psychology, and Statistics and Research Methods.
Professor, Psychology
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Office: Bertrand Hall, Room 27c
Phone: 415.257.0174
Academic Area
Cognitive Neuroscience
Educational Background
- BA, Brown University
- MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Courses Regularly Taught
Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, Physiological Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Learning, Aging, Evolutionary Psychology, Hormones and Behavior, Comparative Psychology, Directed Research
Research Interests
My research focuses on learning, memory and aging, as well as on factors that can affect student learning.