Outline: Neuroscience, Behavior, and Cognition
PLEASE NOTE:
Information on this site pertains to MD students who matriculated in the 2006-2007 academic year or later. All other students matriculating prior to 2006 should refer to their year's Guide to the Scholarly Concentrations for more information.
Director
David Yeomans, PhD
Objectives and Goals
Neuroscience, Behavior and Cognition is an application area in the Scholarly Concentration program that promotes investigation in all areas of neuroscience: systems and behavioral, molecular and cellular, developmental, clinical, and computational. This field seeks to understand both neurological disease and the normal functioning of the central nervous system, from individual molecules to the circuits and computational aspects involved in generating behavior. In conjunction with the Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation & Translational Neurosciences (SINITN), a broad range of faculty interests support students in research in any of these areas of neuroscience. The ultimate purpose of this work is to improve care of the patient with neurological disease.
Requirements
Students who pursue Neuroscience, Behavior and Cognition are required to complete 6 units including:
Two units of ANES 215, the journal club course in Neuroscience, Behavior, and Cognition (1 unit per quarter for two quarters)
Students should consult with the concentration director about their choice of one additional elective course to complete the unit requirement.
The one (or more) elective course should be a graduate level courses offered in one of the following five areas of Neuroscience:
Systems and Behavior
Molecular and Cellular
Developmental
Clinical
Computational
In addition, students are encouraged to participate in the annual Stanford Neuroscience Retreat. The SINITN also sponsors three seminar series annually, at which internationally known speakers discuss recent work. Students are encouraged to attend these presentations. Quarterly topics are:
Fundamental Themes in Neuroscience
Neurobiology of Disease
Frontiers in Neuroscience
Steering committee
Neurology and Neurological Sciences |
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Science |
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Anesthesia |
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Psychology |
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Science |
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Neurology and Neurological Sciences |
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Science |
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Pathology |
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Neurosurgery |
