An interdisciplinary field

Why do nerve cells die when you develop Alzheimer’s disease? Does your brain change after you become dependent on heroin? Are there really “left brain” and “right brain” people? Do epileptics have a nervous system that is wired differently? Are certain brain chemicals lacking if you are depressed?

Answers to these questions as well as many others is the goal of one of the hottest fields of study today, neuroscience.

This interdisciplinary field explores the development, structure, and behavioral consequences of the nervous system. New research findings appear weekly about how the brain mediates behavior, thought, and feeling.

The bachelor of science program, directed jointly by the psychology and biology departments, helps students understand nervous systems from a variety of scientific perspectives.