Daryl Fougnie
Associate Professor of Psychology; Global Network Associate Professor of Psychology
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BA Albion College; PhD Vanderbilt University
Research Websites: Fougnie Lab
Research Areas: Perception, Memory

Daryl Fougnie’s research attempts to characterize the amount that we can perceive, attend to, and remember about our environment. Despite our sophisticated brains with immense processing capacity, there are strong capacity limits for vision, audition, and memory. Daryl studies these limits through a mixture of psychophysics and computational modeling.
Before joining NYU Abu Dhabi, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University in the Vision Lab.
Courses Taught
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Thinking is what we do when we solve problems, compare alternatives, and plan for the future. But what is thinking, and how do thoughts form? People throughout history have come to very different answers to this question and have offered different metaphors for thought. The French Philosopher Descartes drew inspiration for his theories of the mind from mechanisms that were powered by pneumatics. Our modern understanding of thinking is shaped by the computer revolution. The class will discuss the underpinnings of the main fields of Psychology (e.g. Behaviorism, Freudian, Cognitive), as well as to how thinking has been viewed in a broader historical and multicultural context. We will explore how thoughts on thinking have shaped our understanding of who we are and how our metaphors of thought have been inspired by technological developments and shaped by culture.
Previously taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Daryl Fougnie - MW 12:45 - 14:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Core Curriculum > Structures of Thought and Society
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, emphasizing both the unity and diversity of a field that spans major theoretical and research areas, including biological bases of human behavior, learning, cognition, perception, language, development, motivation, as well as social and abnormal behavior. Opportunities to apply knowledge gained in lectures and readings are available through computer-based demonstrations, in-class exercises, and required field experiences.
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Antje Von Suchodoletz, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington - MW 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Daryl Fougnie, Theodore Waters - MW 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Biology > Brain and Cognitive Science Specialization
- Majors > Psychology
- Minors > Psychology
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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2 credits
The Research Seminar in Psychology provides students with an overview of the diverse research areas of the NYUAD Psychology faculty. Students will identify a faculty mentor to guide them through their capstone research project and help them develop and write an in-depth research proposal. The final capstone proposal is due at the end of the semester so that students can begin the Capstone Project in the fall semester of their senior year. Students who have chosen Psychology as their secondary major do not need to complete the research seminar course; students must instead take two courses in their chosen elective which are not research courses.
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UH 1001 and PSYCH-UH 1002EQ, also must be Junior standing and a declared Psychology major
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Kartik Sreenivasan - T 18:25 - 20:55 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Psychology
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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The capstone experience in psychology requires students to engage in a long-term, mentored learning experience that culminates in original research and/or scientific theory. The specific project is developed during the Research Seminar in Psychology. The proposed work comes to fruition in the form of a research paper along the lines of a scientific journal. Students also participate in a capstone research symposium during which they present their work orally.
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UH 3090 and senior standing
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jaime Napier - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Olivia Cheung - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Antje Von Suchodoletz - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
PJ Henry - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jaime Napier - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
David Melcher - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Anne Maass - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Daryl Fougnie - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Bas Rokers - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Diogo Almeida - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Antje Von Suchodoletz - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
David Melcher - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Antje Von Suchodoletz - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Daryl Fougnie - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Anne Maass - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Kartik Sreenivasan - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Bas Rokers - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Olivia Cheung - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Diogo Almeida - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Jaime Napier - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Andrea Vial - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Jon Ryan Sprouse - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Theodore Waters - Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Psychology
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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Continuation of Capstone Project in Psychology 1.
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UH 4001 and senior standing
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jaime Napier - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Theodore Waters - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Kartik Sreenivasan - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Olivia Cheung - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
PJ Henry - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jon Ryan Sprouse - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Daryl Fougnie - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Robert Volcic - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Anne Maass - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Andrea Vial - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
David Melcher - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Diogo Almeida - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Antje Von Suchodoletz - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Bas Rokers - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Diogo Almeida - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington - Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Bas Rokers - Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Psychology
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks