There are several main areas of emphasis in the Behavioral Neuroscience program, including:
- Neuronal mechanisms mediating cognitive functions and cognitive disorders
- Neurophysiological correlates of learning and memory
- Recovery of function after damage to the developing and aging nervous system
- Genetic and environmental interactions on cognition
- Animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders
- Endocrine and immune system effects on brain development
- Effects of stress on cognitive, behavioral, and endocrine processes
- Neurobiological interactions between anxiety, stress and cognition
- Neural and hormonal regulation of social behaviors
- Social and physiological factors underlying affect and emotion