Behavioral Neuroscience

STEM • Psychology

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and psychological functioning, and their application to experimental and therapeutic research problems. Includes instruction in functional neuroanatomy, neural system development, biochemical neural regulatory mechanisms, neurological biophysics, memory storage and retrieval, physiology of cognition and perception, physiological bases of psychopathology and behavioral disorders, psychopharmacology, comparative psychobiology, molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, and specialized experimental design and research methods.

Numbers at a glance

189th
Popular nationwide
125
Search Rank on O's List
18
Colleges offer it
1,175
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
348
Women
827

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O's Insights on Behavioral Neuroscience

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 86% of graduates come from public universities.

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