Research Experiences in Neurobiology for Undergraduates

该奖项为加州大学欧文分校心理学系提供资金，以继续资助一项神经可塑性和脑功能方面的本科生研究经验。这个非常成功的项目始于一个为期一周的本科生暑期学院，该学院去年得到了NSF的资助。为期八周的暑期课程以为期一周的讲座/研讨会系列开始，旨在向学生介绍这一领域和不同教职员工的研究。然后是在学院实验室中根据学生和他们的导师的目标量身定做的特定项目的积极研究经验。在此期间，学生继续在正式和非正式会议上与教职员工互动。在项目结束时，学生们向系里的其他学生和教职员工展示他们的发现。

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.