BA in Psychology - Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience in Berkeley United States | University of California, Berkeley

The Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience field brings together faculty and students who share a focus on understanding how neurobiological and physiological mechanisms shape behavior. This includes research on circadian rhythms, decision-making processes, sexual differentiation, energy regulation, avian vocalizations, spatial cognition, gene-environment interplay, attention and perception, social interactions, developmental pathways, emotional and stress responses, and motivational systems. Investigators utilize a comprehensive range of approaches, from behavioral observations in animals and humans to computational modeling, cellular studies, molecular biology, and advanced neuroimaging techniques.



The program offers training in cutting-edge behavioral, cellular, molecular, neuroanatomical, and neurobiological methods for studying both animal and human models. Techniques available include: electrophysiological recordings, event-related potentials (ERP), functional MRI, immunohistochemistry, live two-photon microscopy, optogenetic manipulation, DREADD technology, in situ hybridization, autoradiographic analysis, radioimmunoassays, neural pathway tracing, pharmacological interventions, lesion studies, genetic knockout models, protein and mRNA analysis, quantitative PCR, and genomic screening methods.