Why do nerve cells die when you develop Alzheimer’s disease? Are there really “left brain” and “right brain” people? Do epileptics have a nervous system that is wired differently?
Finding answers to these and many other questions is the goal of neuroscience. This interdisciplinary field explores the development, structure, and behavioral consequences of the nervous system.
Hands-on involvement in research is a central component of the neuroscience program.
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Facilities span two buildings and include animal research areas, observation rooms, multimedia seminar rooms, a large lecture hall, computer laboratories, state-of-the-art laboratories, and video equipment.
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We chatted with each of the College’s awardees to get the scoop on their academic achievements, their greatest inspirations at Lafayette, and their aspirations…
Assistant Professor of Biology Ezra Lencer and three student-researchers have hit the lab this summer to investigate how stem cells acquire different fates…
Hear directly from some of the scholars, mentors, and alumni who have been impacted by the neuroscience LEARN research program over two decades.