REU: Research Experiences in Neurobiology for Undergraduates

该奖项为加州大学尔湾分校心理学系提供资金，继续资助本科生在神经可塑性和脑功能方面的研究经历。这个非常成功的项目最初是一个为期一周的本科生暑期学院，去年在国家科学基金会的资助下扩大了规模。为期八周的暑期课程以为期一周的讲座/研讨会系列开始，旨在向学生介绍该领域以及各教员的研究。接下来是在教师实验室积极的研究经验，针对学生和他们的导师的目标量身定制一个明确的项目。在此期间，学生们继续在正式和非正式的会议上与教师互动。在课程结束时，学生向系里的其他学生和教员展示他们的发现。

This award provides funds to the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Irvine to continue to sponsor an undergraduate research experience in Neural Plasticity and Brain Function. The highly successful program originated with a one- week undergraduate Summer Institute that was expanded last year with NSF funding. The eight-week summer program begins with a one-week lecture/seminar series designed to introduce the students to the field and to the research of the various faculty. This is followed by an active research experience in faculty laboratories on a defined project tailored to the goals of students and their advisors. Throughout this period, students continue to interact with faculty in both formal and informal meetings. At the end of the program, students present their findings to other students in the Department and to the faculty.