Neurobiology and Neurophysiology. Academic Program Description

(NEW) A program that focuses on the scientific study of the cellular and molecular basis of the lower and higher neural functions in animals and human beings, organ system behavior and the immune response, and the control of physiological systems. Includes instruction in computational biology, computer modeling, protein biochemistry, electrophysiology, morphological basis of behavior, neural signal transduction and reception, synaptic activity, neurotransmission, sensory perception and sensorimotor interaction, inflammation and neurodegeneration, neurological and autoimmune disease, immune response, maintenance of homeostasis, and autonomic function.

Related Occupations

• Medical Scientists

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Bethel College
• Boston University
• Emory University
• Harvard University
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Montana State University-Bozeman
• Northwestern University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of California-Davis
• University of California-Irvine
• University of California-Los Angeles
• University of California-San Diego
• University of Chicago
• University of Iowa
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
• University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus
• University of Utah
• University of Washington - Seattle
• Wayne State University
• Westminster College
• Yale University