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Welcome to Penn State Neural and Behavioral Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine! At its formation on July 1, 2003, the department had 27 full time faculty members. Funded investigators in the department occupy more than 19,000 square feet of space, including 3,000 square feet of shared department space. These individuals have a broad range of scientific interests and work at the behavioral, systems, cellular, and molecular levels. Their research is aimed at understanding the basic properties of the nervous system as well as delineating the role of the nervous system in the maintenance of health and in the pathophysiology of various diseases such as, Hypertension, Drug Addiction, Autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Restless Legs Syndrome, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Stroke.  More...

Upcoming Neuroscience Seminars:

Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Bo-Shiun Chen
National Institute of Neuroligical Disorders and Stroke
Baltimore, MD 

Will give a seminar titled:

Regulation of Cerebellar NMDA Receptors:  A Link to Neuronal Survival

108 Wartik Laboratory, University Park
with video to CG623 College of Medicine, Hershey

 

For additional events and seminars click here.

Drs. Robert Milner and Ian Zagon were selected to receive the Dean's Award for Excellence in Training.  The Dean's Award for Excellence in Training was established in 2008 to recognize faculty members who make outstanding contributions to medical and graduate education at the Penn State College of Medicine.   Recipients of the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence were recognized at Convocation on Friday, September 11, 2009.