Neuroscience

Original Research Project

After thorough grounding in the fundamentals of Biology and Psychology followed by exploration of special topics in advanced courses, the capstone experience for the Neuroscience Major is the completion of an original research topic that integrates Psychology and Biology. For example, student projects have investigated the relation between infant attachment style, response to a novel situation, and stress measured by salivary cortisol. Another student examined drug-induced changes in aggressive display in male Siamese fighting fish. A third project measured small facial muscle movements in response to happy or angry faces and the subsequent identification of facial expressions of emotion in briefly presented images.