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Neuroscience Research
We seek to understand
how the nervous sytem functions,
biochemically and physiologically, in normal and disordered systems,
and how this function manifests as behavior. Neuroscience is a rapidly
growing field of study. An excellent
description of the field of Neuroscience can be found at What
is Neuroscience?.
Funding for Neuroscience research comes from a variety of sources,
the National Institutes of
Health and National
Science Foundation
being two major providers of funding.
The Program
Our faculty of basic
and applied scientists, from a
range
of
disciplines, conduct research over a broad range of areas. Faculty
members come from a variety of Departments, including Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Medical
Sciences, Optometry, Physics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and
Speech and Hearing. Faculty belong to one of three core research areas:
The
Program in Neuroscience began formal operations as an
inter-disciplinary, PhD-granting program in 1965, one of the first of
its kind in the United States. It bestowed its first PhD in 1971 and
now includes approximately 40 predoctoral researchers working with a
similar number of faculty members drawn from 10 departments across
campus. Nearly half of the Program faculty has been added in the
last 10 years, underscoring not only the campus commitment to
neuroscience but also its dynamic growth. Program faculty members
study nervous system function using levels of analysis that range
from molecules and proteins to animal models and human cognition.
Because
it operates within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Program in
Neuroscience strives for excellence in both the laboratory and
the classroom. Program faculty members are dedicated researchers and
mentors as well as accomplished lecturers. Their numerous research
and teaching awards, elected positions of leadership in professional
societies, and membership on editorial boards and federal grant
review panels speaks to their high stature in the field. In graduate
training, the Program has always emphasized an integrative,
inter-disciplinary approach to research. In fact, many Program
students are earning joint degrees in Neuroscience and another
relevant discipline such as Biology, Kinesiology, Psychology, or
Speech and Hearing Science. Program graduates now occupy leadership
positions in biomedical research across the country.
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