REU Site in Neural Science

NSF资助的纽约大学REU网站为神经科学领域的基础研究提供了机会。这一科学领域的目标是了解大脑功能的生物学基础，包括感觉、认知、记忆、学习、规划和情绪。尤其是在神经科学中心(CNS)，本科生在几个领域接受指导：学习和记忆的细胞生物学，处理决策基础机制的神经经济学，视觉神经科学等。中心的神经科学家组成了一个友好、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，再到神经网络的数学建模。通过保持REU小组的规模(每年招收10名学生)，每个学生都将能够从他或她接受的紧张的、个性化的指导中受益，同时还可以通过午餐、参观其他学生的实验室和与担任REU导师的所有教职员工举行小组会议等活动来了解所有其他参与者的研究活动。该计划将寻求从小型文理学院和/或历史上的黑人大学招收代表不足的少数族裔。与使用SAT或GPA分数不同，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，并具有自我驱动力和好奇心。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/，或联系青木千叶博士。

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).