神经科学

神经科学是一个广泛的, multidisciplinary field concerned with the nervous system, 它的组件, 功能性活动, including behavior and consciousness.

How do nerve cells function and develop, and how do they communicate? How do brains work, and how have they evolved? What is the nature of consciousness, and the neural basis for behaviors and for human brain dysfunction? These are among the many questions being answered by contemporary neuroscience.

神经科学 at Trinity involves faculty from the Departments of Biology, 化学, 工程, 哲学, 和心理学. The major is designed to give students a fundamental grounding in the sciences, and the flexibility to direct their studies towards cellular/molecular, systems/behavioral or cognitive/clinical aspects of neuroscience. A major in neuroscience can lead to a career in scientific research, 卫生专业, 教育, 业务, 法律, 或政府. The Trinity major also prepares students for further study in graduate school and medical school.

课程

All majors take an introductory neuroscience course, 大脑与行为, 中级课程, 神经科学原理, and both introductory biology and chemistry courses. 神经科学 majors are encouraged to participate in a neuroscience methodology course with rotations to various labs and are required to participate in a senior seminar that involves reading primary journal articles and then bringing the authors to campus. Elective courses include Developmental 神经科学, 行为神经科学, 认知神经科学, 神经化学, 神经内分泌学, 思想和大脑, 人类神经心理学, and Nutrition and Brain Health.

研究

There are also extensive opportunities for students to experience the world of professional research in Trinity’s exceptional, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Working closely with the faculty, students take advantage of opportunities to do research with one of the faculty members on campus or at nearby institutions, including the Olin Neuropsychiatry 研究 Center with fMRI facilities.

教师 research interests include Neuroplasticity of Sensory Systems, 神经化学 of Degenerative Diseases, Memory and Long-term Potentiation, 腺苷和成瘾, Memory Impairment in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Social Development in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 神经胶质细胞的生物化学, 视觉感知, and Studies of Consciousness using fMRI.

Why Major 在神经科学 at Trinity?

There may be no course of study more representative of the relevance, 范围, and challenge of a liberal arts 教育 at Trinity than the major in neuroscience. With its multidisciplinary approach it embodies the ideals of a liberal arts 教育.  神经科学, the major, offers a unique undergraduate experience. From the enjoyment of research to the diversity of subject matter to the level of work and scholarship demanded of the program, students are encouraged to extend themselves in new challenges and new ways of thinking. The intensive program enhances their powers of perception, organization, and expression.

结果

After graduating as 神经科学 majors, most students pursue graduate studies in some area related to their curriculum at Trinity, including about 40 percent of graduates who go on to attend medical school. Others pursue graduate degrees in research. Still others find their undergraduate experience has provided an exceptional foundation for careers in a broad spectrum of careers, from applied sciences to 法律 to philosophy. Each finds that as a neuroscience major at 信誉最好的网投十大平台, they have been prepared in a truly unique manner for a rewarding and challenging post – graduate career.

读到 Pernell T. 里德,M.D., ’03, 高级副总裁, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Mass Eye and Ear (member hospital of Mass General Brigham), as profiled in the Spring 2024 issue of the 信誉最好的网投十大平台 Reporter.