Overview
The Department of Neuroscience investigates the nervous system using a variety of approaches, including molecular biologic, biophysical, biochemical, neurophysiological, and anatomical strategies.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | ||
| ME.440.800 | Research in Neuroscience | 0 |
| ME.440.801 | Readings in Neuroscience (Journal Club) | 1 |
| or ME.440.810 | Readings In Systems Neuroscience | |
| ME.440.802 | Current Topics in Neuroscience (Research Seminar) | 1 |
| or AS.080.630/631 | Bodian Seminar Series | |
| ME.440.811 | Neuroscience Cognition I | 4.5 |
| ME.440.812 | Neuroscience Cognition II | 4.5 |
| ME.440.819 | Rigor, Reproducibility, and Responsibility in Science | 2 |
| ME.440.820 | Circuits and Brain Disorders | 2 |
| ME.440.724 | Neuroscience Career Skills | 1 |
| ME.440.823 | Grant Writing Skills | 1 |
| ME.440.730 | Submitting Your First Paper | 0.5 |
| ME.440.803 | Teaching in Neuroscience | 0 |
| Other Courses and Elective Opportunities 1 | ||
| ME.440.705 | Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Development II | 1.5 |
| ME.440.707 | Molecular Mechanisms in Synaptic Transmission | 2 |
| ME.440.709 | Neuropharmacology | 1.5 |
| ME.440.711 | Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Development I: Neuronal Differentiation | 1.5 |
| ME.440.715 | Trends in the Neurobiology of Aging | .5 |
| ME.440.808 | Physiology of Sensory Transduction | 1.5 |
| ME.440.814 | Research in Neuroscience (BCMB) | 0 |
| ME.440.824 | Cell Physiology of Visual and Olfactory Transductions | 1 |
| ME.440.818 | Bioenergetics, Neuroplasticity and Brain Health | 1 |
| ME.440.817 | Psychedelics | 0 |
| ME.440.818 | Bioenergetics, Neuroplasticity and Brain Health | 1 |
| ME.440.822 | Computational Principles of Biological Vision | 3 |
| ME.440.804 | Directed Readings in Neuroscience | 0 |
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In addition to the listed core courses, each student will complete statistics and quantitative methods courses. Each student also selects advanced electives offered by members of the Neuroscience Training Program or other departments at the Medical School. Students in the Neuroscience Training Program are required to complete six elective courses by the end of their second year. These may be a combination of small seminar-style elective courses in neuroscience, listed below, and advanced courses in other fields relevant to their research interests, such as molecular biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, pharmacology, physiology, anatomy and computer science.