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A developing frog limb, highlighting the nerve and musculature. The image is part of research by Erica Crespi and her students.
If you are interested in what makes you or other animals tick, in how the environment we live in can influence our development and behavior, then the Neuroscience and Behavior program is for you. Neuroscience and Behavior is an interdepartmental program which applies the perspectives and techniques of current biological, neuroscience and psychological research to the study of the brain and behavior. Neuroscientists are interested in how the interactions of brain, body, and environment contribute to animal (including human) behavior. Neuroscientists study the structure and function of the nervous system, the development, evolution and plasticity of neural and behavioral systems, and interactions among behavior, environment, physiology, and heredity.
This program is ideal for those students with interests in the neurosciences. A concentration in Neuroscience and Behavior can prepare students for graduate study in the neurosciences, or in either biology or psychology. In addition, this concentration is very good preparation for a career in medicine, clinical psychology and related disciplines.