Neuroscience is the scientific study of the anatomy, physiology, and neurochemistry of neurons and neural circuits. The Neuroscience Program at Colgate University is a part of the
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and is one of the first two established at undergraduate institutions in the United States, and has a particularly strong focus on brain-behavior relationships.
While a growing number of institutions now offer an undergraduate major in neuroscience, a distinctive feature of Colgate’s Neuroscience Program is its interdisciplinary nature. In addition to a wide variety of neuroscience courses, our curriculum also incorporates courses from the chemistry, computer science, biology, mathematics, philosophy, physics, and psychological science departments.
One of our great strengths is the ability to offer you numerous opportunities for high-level research in partnership with our faculty. Projects range from examining the activity of single neurons to exploring the behavior of complex organisms.