Neuroscience (Major)
专业介绍
Neuroscience is an Interdepartmental Program administered jointly by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB).
Neuroscience (B.S.) may be elected as an interdepartmental major, supervised by the Undergraduate Neuroscience Steering Committee.
The overall goals of this major are to:
- provide a course of study in the discipline of Neuroscience that integrates cell/molecular and behavioral components of the field; and
- provide a course of study that better prepares students for graduate training in the field of Neuroscience than do the current majors in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB); Biology; or Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience (BCN).
An understanding of how the nervous system functions spans both molecular and cellular activity that is best taught by cell and molecular neurobiologists, and behavior that is best taught by psychologists. The well-trained student will receive instruction that allows her or him to understand the usefulness of genetics, cellular biology, and behavioral tests in this complex field. This degree will provide the cross-disciplinary training that will provide a head-start into postgraduate studies in Neuroscience.