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The Master of Science in Psychological Science Degree at Illinois prepares emerging scholars for doctoral level work or jobs in industry through engagement in advanced coursework, collaborative research with world renown scholars, and professional development targeted to master's students goals.
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Jingfeng Zhang
My name is Jingfeng Zhang. I am in my second year of the MSPS program where I co-lead a project in the Learning and Language Laboratory with Professor Jon Willits. We aim to create a simulation of humans in a natural environment, using neural networks built with Unity3d to visualize the learning process. Psychologists use neural network techniques to model the neural changes in the brain that underlie cognition and perception. Our innovative work could allow psychologists and programmers to investigate how the neural networks they develop can learn to make appropriate decisions by...