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Northwestern University Department of Psychology in 2015-2026 reads as a 52-PI network with 45 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (36% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies as the leading topic (5% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Vijay A. Mittal (35.9 weighted works; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies). The strongest pairings are J. Peter Rosenfeld and Anne Ward (16 shared works, weight 10.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 39, around Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, led by Vijay A. Mittal, Yang Qu, Stewart A. Shankman.