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Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary area focused on studying the nervous system's operations and disorders.
It incorporates insights from neurobiology along with aspects of psychology, cognitive science, and mathematical/physical concepts for modeling neural networks. Within the Neuroscience program, students build fundamental understanding via biology, chemistry, and math coursework, plus three essential neuroscience classes. They must also gain research skills (through statistics and lab methods courses) before exploring specialized subjects (such as visual processing, neurochemical influences on behavior, and synaptic function). Neuroscience faculty collaborate with the Carney Institute for Brain Science, an interdisciplinary initiative fostering joint research on brain-related topics.
Students should complete secondary school. Brown first-year students will have completed 12 to 13 years of primary and secondary schooling.
A TOEFL score of 100 or above on the internet-based exam, or 600 or above on the paper-based exam, or a score of 8.0 or above on the IELTS, is expected in most cases.