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In the Department
of Psychology at Wright State University, undergraduates
have the option of receiving a Bachelor of Science degree
with a concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience. This concentration
prepares students for graduate studies in Behavioral Neuroscience
and can be easily modified to incorporate premedical requirements
as well.
Behavioral neuroscience is the study of the biological
basis of behavior. It focuses on the neural, hormonal, and
physiological control of behavior, including motivation,
emotion, learning, memory, and perception.
In addition to fulfilling the requirements for the B.S.
in Psychology, students concentrating in Behavioral Neuroscience
at Wright State take extra coursework within the College
of Science and Mathematics and focus their electives within
the Psychology Department to those with primary relevance
to the field of neuroscience. All students within the concentration
are encouraged to participate in research supervised by
one of the BNS faculty, either in their laboratories or
as independent research and studies.
Recently, the first students to earn the concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience with their B.S. degrees have graduated: Heather Wood (Winter, 2008) and Allison Perkeybile (Spring, 2008). Congratulations!
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BNS student observing mice in
Psy 393, Behavioral Neuroscience Methods
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