Robert HamptonSamuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology

Dr. Hampton received his B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College in 1988. He did his graduate work in Psychology at the University of Toronto, completing his Ph.D. in 1995. He continued his training at the National Institute of Mental Health as a Training Fellow from 1996 to 2000 and a Research Fellow from 2000 to 2004.

• Research Professor of Psychobiology, Emory National Primate Research Center
• Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB)
• Center for Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Interests

Comparative psychology of nonhuman primates and birds. Neurobiology of learning, memory, and metacognition in nonhuman primates.

Research Areas

The Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition studies cognition generally, with a focus on memory and metacognition. We study these topics using computerized tests with monkeys in the laboratory and with apes at Zoo Atlanta. We also study cognition in birds using similar technology. We take a small number of undergraduates into the lab each year to work on related projects. Successful students design and execute their own project during their second or third year in the lab.

• PSYC 110: Introduction to Psychology I
• PSYC 476R: Coyotes, Raccoons, & Opossums: Behavior, Evolution, Cognition & Co-Existence

• Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition
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