Replies to: Best schools for neuropsychology.

• infiniteabyss Posts: 149Registered User Junior Member

  June 2009

  Neuroscience at USC is very psychology-based; about half the classes for the B.A. are (or can be, depending on your course selection - it's a very broad program) psychology and the other half are biology related.

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• tk21769 Posts: 7,131Registered User Senior Member

  June 2009

  Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) at Washington University in St. Louis.
  Undergraduate | PNP at Washington University in St. Louis

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• gthopeful Posts: 1,828Registered User Senior Member

  June 2009

  Pardon my ignorance but how is neuropsychology not redundant? Perhaps it deals with the biological basis of psychology but isn't that neuroscience?

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• mniyks Posts: 118Registered User Junior Member

  June 2009

  well, neuroscience is basically the study of the nervous system.
  neuropsychology is psychological and behavioral studies in relation to brain structure and function.

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• 45 Percenter Posts: 3,958Registered User Senior Member

  June 2009

  Penn has an excellent program called Biological Basis of Behavior--an extremely popular major at Penn. In addition to faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences, the program includes faculty in Penn's top medical and veterinary schools, and the engineering school (all of which are mere blocks from each other on Penn's compact, unified campus). Penn's BBB major has been around since 1978, and is quite comprehensive and impressive:
  
  Biological Basis of Behavior Program
  
  Additionally, Penn is planning to build a new 100,000-square-foot Neural and Behavioral Sciences Building, to further enhance its leadership in this interdisciplinary field:
  
  http://www.sas.upenn.edu/home/campaign/Infosheet_nbs.pdf
  
  http://www.pennconnects.upenn.edu/find_a_project/planned/planned_n_to_r/neural_behavioral_sciences_overview.php

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• mniyks Posts: 118Registered User Junior Member

  June 2009

  Thanks so much 45 Pencenter! I think Penn has exactly what I'm looking for!

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• 45 Percenter Posts: 3,958Registered User Senior Member

  June 2009

  ^ If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the BBB faculty list:
  
  Biological Basis of Behavior Faculty and Staff
  
  This really typifies Penn's long-standing leadership in interdisciplinary study, as embodied in its vaunted "One University" policy, and BBB is right up Penn's alley. It also provides a wealth of undergraduate research opportunities.

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• mniyks Posts: 118Registered User Junior Member

  June 2009

  That's really niceeeee :] thankss!

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• pierre0913 Posts: 7,502Registered User Senior Member

  June 2009

  Pittsburgh has a really great neuroscience program and it's one of the largest in the country:
  Undergraduate | Department of Neuroscience | University of Pittsburgh

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• mniyks Posts: 118Registered User Junior Member

  June 2009

  It seems like Pitt gives lots of undergrad research opportunities

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