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The Department of Cognitive Sciences and Psychology at the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the mysteries of the mind and human behavior.

Vision

Education and research with solid scientific knowledge and research skills to understand, support, and nurture the mind, cognitive processes, psychological development and behaviour of individuals and communities towards an empowered compassionate society.

Mission

  • Advance Understanding of Mind, Cognition & Behaviour: Perform cutting-edge research to uncover the human mind and behaviour using the latest technologies.
  • Interdisciplinary Research: Our research projects integrate several disciplines, including Learning Sciences, Psychology, Philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, AI, Medicine
  • Disseminate Knowledge: Sharing of latest research findings with the academic community through publications and conferences, as well as at the grassroots level through community outreach.
  • Creation of Innovative Solutions: Design of new technology-supported solutions and interventions to address real-life challenges.

Strengths

  • Intercontinental collaborations with academic, industry, and community partners.
  • Integrating the strengths of our two state-of-the-art research centers, AMMACHI Labs and Skill Intelligences, we commit to offering cutting-edge programmes in which we provide students with multifold opportunities to learn first-hand in an interdisciplinary environment.

Faculty

Dr. J. Sophie von Lieres
Dr. J. Sophie von Lieres

Assistant Professor

Dr. Matthijs Fakkel (Gaurang)
Dr. Matthijs Fakkel (Gaurang)

Assistant Professor

Dr. Nikhil Prabhu
Dr. Nikhil Prabhu

Assistant Professor

Sucheta Kamath
Sucheta Kamath

Professor of Practice

Dr. Shone Surendran
Dr. Shone Surendran

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Miriam Silverman
Dr. Miriam Silverman

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Sonali Pattnaik
Dr. Sonali Pattnaik

Visiting Faculty

Experts and Advisors

Dr. Sidney Strauss
Dr. Sidney Strauss

Adjunct Professor,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Emeritus School of Education,
Tel Aviv University, Israel

Dr. Frank Fischer
Dr. Frank Fischer

Adjunct Professor,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Chair Education and Educational Psychology,
Director of Munich Center of Learning Sciences, Munich Germany

Dr C. R. Mukundan
Dr C. R. Mukundan

Former Professor Emeritus and Director, SSBS, NFSU
Former Prof and HOD, Dept of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS
xxonet Research Laboratory

Dr. Shyam Diwakar
Dr. Shyam Diwakar

Director, Mind Brain Center,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Dr. Miriam Rainer
Dr. Miriam Rainer

Professor, Head of the Virtual Reality and Neurocognition lab Professor – Israel Institute of Technology, NeuCogs Ltd, Co-Founder, Chief Science officerCo-Founder, Chief Science Officer
BrainVu

Dr. Kamal Bijlani
Dr. Kamal Bijlani

Dean and HoS,
School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Dr, Andreas Demetriou
Dr, Andreas Demetriou

Cyprus Academy of Sciences Letters and Arts and University of Nicosia and University of Cyprus
Psychology, Greece

Upcoming Event

3 Day Symposium Meet the Brain’s CEO

symposium will present the current evidence from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and social sciences to help understand how a healthy prefrontal system enables individuals to readjust behaviors. . .


Contact us

Department of Cognitive Sciences and Psychology

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Amritapuri, Clappana P.O.
Keralam, India – 690 525.

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