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The 2024-2026 picture for Michigan State University Department of Psychology is a 18-PI network with 10 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Neuroscience as the leading field (16% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), Clinical Psychology as the leading subfield (9% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies as the leading topic (6% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The leading PI names are Zachary P. Neal (14.7 weighted works; Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Economic Policies and Impacts). The clearest collaboration lines are Zachary P. Neal and Jennifer Watling Neal (13 shared works, weight 11.7); S. Alexandra Burt and Kelly L. Klump (18 shared works, weight 8.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 14.4, around Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, led by S. Alexandra Burt, Kelly L. Klump, Amber L. Pearson.