Department Of Neuroscience
Early Endorsement
Neuroscience major Anu Muppirala '19 has won a prestigious NSF fellowship, a rare achievement for an undergraduate.
Science From the Inside Out
Sarah Petersen, the Ashby Denoon assistant professor of neuroscience, stresses the importance of communicating scientific work to the…
Breaking Down Barriers
Kenyon will receive a $1 million grant to engage underrepresented students in the natural sciences.
Summer Superschool
A National Science Foundation grant funds neuroscience work, helping Kenyon expand high-impact science experiences.
A Kenyon Showcase
From research about the autonomic nervous system to courtship songs in autistic mice, neuroscience students showcased their work.
Mysteries of the Mind
Research by Greg Carr '04 seeks to ease the lives of those who suffer from psychiatric disorders.
From Animal Behavior to Brain Activity in the Biopsychology Lab
Research and LabsStudents have the opportunity to develop their research skills via hands-on experience in a number of lab courses.
Neuroscience, the study of the relationship between the brain and behavior, is one of the most rapidly developing scientific fields, and Kenyon scholars are at its cutting edge.
For example, faculty are currently researching the neurobiology of animal communication systems and emotion, the role of brain chemistry in schizophrenia and depression, and the role of the central nervous system in the ability to taste.
Neuroscience is truly an interdisciplinary field, drawing from the work of psychologists, biologists, chemists, anthropologists and philosophers who have their own perspectives on how the brain affects behavior. More and more, these scholars are working together to answer questions that they couldn't adequately answer from a single disciplinary viewpoint.
Students who wish to study neuroscience have two options: a major or a concentration.