REU Site in Neural Science

美国国家科学基金会资助的位于纽约大学的REU网站为神经科学领域的基础研究提供了机会。 这个科学领域的目标是了解大脑功能的生物学基础，包括感官知觉，认知，记忆，学习，计划和情感。 在神经科学中心（CNS），特别是，本科生在几个领域的指导：学习和记忆的细胞生物学，神经经济学处理机制，决策，视觉神经科学等神经科学家在中心形成一个友好的，有凝聚力的小组，但他们的活动范围从遗传学到分子和细胞神经生物学到神经网络的数学建模。通过保持REU小组小（每年录取10名学生），每个学生将能够从他或她收到的激烈，个性化的指导中受益，同时也通过午餐，参观其他学生的实验室和小组会议的形式获得所有其他参与者的研究活动的知识。该计划将寻求从小型文理学院和/或历史上的黑人学院招募代表性不足的少数民族。而不是使用SAT或GPA成绩，选择的关键要求是学生对神经科学研究表现出浓厚的兴趣，并且是自我驱动和好奇的。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/或联系Chiye Aoki博士（电话：212-998-3929;电子邮件chiye@cns.nyu.edu）。

ABSTRACTThe NSF-funded REU Site at New York University offers opportunities for basic research in the field of neural science. The objective of this field of science is to understand the biological basis of brain functions involving sensory perception, cognition, memory, learning, planning and emotion. At the Center for Neural Science (CNS), in particular, undergraduates are mentored to in several areas: cellular biology of learning and memory, neuro-economics dealing with mechanisms that underlie decision-making, visual neuroscience, etc. The neuroscientists at the Center form a friendly, cohesive group, yet their scope of activities ranges from genetics to molecular and cellular neurobiology to mathematical modeling of neural networks. By keeping the REU group small (10 students are admitted yearly), each student will be able to benefit from the intense, personalized mentorship he or she receives, while also gaining knowledge about research activities of all other participants through activities in the form of lunches, visitation of other students' labs, and group meetings with all of the faculty members serving as REU mentors. The program will seek to recruit under-represented minorities from small liberal arts colleges and/or historically black colleges. Rather than using SAT or GPA scores, the key requirement for selection will be that students have demonstrated keen interest in neural science research and are self-driven and inquisitive. More information is available at http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/ or by contacting Dr. Chiye Aoki (tel 212-998-3929; email chiye@cns.nyu.edu).