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The 2018-2020 picture for Pennsylvania State University Department of Biobehavioral Health is a 16-PI network with 14 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Neuroscience as the leading field (26% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), Behavioral Neuroscience as the leading subfield (13% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Stress Responses and Cortisol as the leading topic (11% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The leading PI names are Orfeu M. Buxton (16.1 weighted works; Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research); Asher Y. Rosinger (14.8 weighted works; Thermoregulation and physiological responses, Dietary Effects on Health). The clearest collaboration lines are Orfeu M. Buxton and Soomi Lee (4 shared works, weight 2.6). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 13.6, around Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, led by Orfeu M. Buxton, Asher Y. Rosinger, Joshua M. Smyth.