@Collegefinder54, when you go down to Tulane, be sure to contact Neuroscience Chair Dr. Jill Daniels at (504) 862-3301. Her research is right up your alley, involving lab work on rodent models to understand mechanisms by which estrogens and androgens impact areas of the brain important for cognition. I’m sure you’ll also be able to get the details on the Neuroscience Residential Learning Community, with which the departmental faculty interact. I believe there is also an honors residence as well, in addition to several other specialty living arrangements grouped by interest. Have a productive and enjoyable trip!