REU Site: Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

该REU场地奖授予位于纽约州纽约市的纽约大学，将在2015-2019年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。学生将在神经科学方面进行研究——研究人性的生物学基础——并利用他们在生物学、数学、物理和化学方面的基础知识来解决需要多学科方法的研究问题。各种各样的项目都是可用的，范围从分子到细胞，从神经网络到行为。学生可以调查的问题包括：个人如何学习和记忆；当做出冒险的决定和经过深思熟虑的决定时，大脑的哪些部分会被激活；注意如何改变感知；新生儿的感觉经验如何影响成年后的心智能力等。学生的选择是基于他们参与基础研究的愿望，以及他们表达的感兴趣的主题与导师的主题之间的匹配。该计划旨在通过吸引对攻读神经科学研究生学位感兴趣的高度积极的个人，使神经科学领域的劳动力多样化。在神经科学领域代表性不足且在其所在学院/大学的研究机会有限的学生将优先考虑该计划。在申请过程中，学生将提交一份简历和一份个人陈述，描述他们在神经科学领域的研究兴趣，并获得两封推荐信。预计大约有50名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，学生将被要求在SURP研讨会上通过海报和口头报告展示他们的结果。学生还将被要求写一篇科学论文，描述他们夏季研究的结果。学生在课程结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统（SALG URSSA）发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/，或与PI（青木博士ca3@nyu.edu）或联合主任（玛格丽塔·卡普洛博士mkaplow@nyu.edu）联系。

This REU site award to New York University, located in New York City, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2019. Students will conduct research in neural science -- the study of the biological basis of human nature -- and use their basic knowledge in biology, mathematics, physics and chemistry to solve research problems needing a multidisciplinary approach. A wide variety of projects are available, ranging in scale from the molecular to cellular, and from neuronal network to behavior. Examples of questions students can investigate include: how individuals learn and memorize; what parts of the brain are activated when risky versus carefully calculated decisions are made; how attention modifies perception; how neonatal sensory experience affect mental capacities in adulthood, etc. Students are selected based on their desire to partake in basic research, as well as a match between their expressed topic of interest and those of mentors. The program aims to diversify the workforce in the field of neuroscience by attracting highly motivated individuals interested in pursuing a graduate degree in neuroscience. Students who are underrepresented in the field of neuroscience and have limited research opportunity at their home college/university will be given high priority for the program. For the application process, students will submit a CV and a personal statement describing their research interest in the field of neural science, and obtain two letters of recommendations.It is anticipated that approximately 50 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and students will be required to present their results through a poster and oral presentation at the SURP symposium. Student will also be required to write a scientific paper describing the results of their summer research.Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system (SALG URSSA). More information is available by visiting http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Chiye Aoki at ca3@nyu.edu) or the co-Director (Dr. Margarita Kaplow at mkaplow@nyu.edu).