Neural science (NS) is a collection of disciplines unified by a concern for the function of the brain. Experimental approaches in neural science vary from analyses of molecular and cellular mechanisms in nerve cells and groups of nerve cells to behavioral and psychological studies of whole organisms. We attract students who are interested in understanding the brain’s command of all its diverse functions including but not limited to the following questions: How do cell circuits enable us to read and speak? How and why do we form relationships? How do we think, remember, despair, or motivate? What are possible causes of devastating disorders of the brain and body, as well as ways to prevent or cure them?
Requirements for the Minor
| Course | Credits |
| BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II | 3 |
| BIOL-SHU 123 FoS Biology Laboratory | 2 |
| NEUR-SHU 201 Introduction to Neural Science | 4 |
Choose One NEUR-SHU 251 Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience NEUR- SHU 210 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 4 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Faculty Mentors
Faculty mentors are the leading faculty and experts in the major disciplines. Students can reach out to faculty mentors for specific questions about the major, and references for connecting with relevant discipline resources. If you have specific questions about specific fields of study within the major, you can search for faculty through the faculty directory.
Area Head of Neuroscience
Undergraduate Coordinator of Neuroscience