Contact:
John Kirn
Chairman, Neuroscience and Behavior Program
Department of Biology
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06459-0170
Telephone: (860) 685-3494
FAX: (860) 685-3274
E-Mail: jrkirn@wesleyan.edu
WWW: http://www.wesleyan.edu/bio/nsb.html
Program Established: 1971
Number of Faculty: 10
Number of Students: 7
U.S. Citizens: 57%
Female: 57%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 25%
Black: 25%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 5
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 5
Program Description: The Neuroscience and Behavior Program at the doctoral level involves four faculty members of the Biology Department whose research interests are: pattern generation by a simple neuronal system (A. Berlind), sensory information processing in electroreceptive fishes (D. Bodznick), development of vocal control brain circuitry and song learning in birds (J. Kirn), and the development of the mammalian visual cortex (J. Naegele). Graduate students are able to formulate individual academic and research programs emphasizing cellular or systems neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular and cellular studies in developmental neurobiology, and neuroethology. Students gain wider exposure in neuroscience through the frequent seminars of visiting neuroscientists. The Department also provides support for students to take a neuroscience course in the summer program of the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole.
The Psychology Department, through its five neuroscience faculty, provides training in behavioral neuroscience in the context of its general masters degree program. The emphasis is on intensive research experience with course selection tailored to fit individual needs. Research areas are: language development and hemispheric specialization (C. Best), perception (C. Luo), genetic and environmental influences on cognitive development (S. Petrill), memory (J. Seamon), and neural initiation of locomotion (H. Sinnamon).
Admission Requirements:
How and Where to Apply: Contact the Director of Graduate Admissions at the address provided above.
Annual Tuition and Fees: All students accepted into the Ph.D. program are granted tuition remission.
Approximate Cost of Living: $4,670/year.
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Single, $3,530/nine months; married, $500–600/month.
Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: Yes, cost depends on age of child and the number of hours day-care needed.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: All students accepted into the Ph.D. program are guaranteed an annual stipend (1997–98: $15,384).
Last revised January 7, 2001
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