Training in Systems and Integrative Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个竞争性的续期申请，用于支持纽约大学神经科学中心系统与综合神经科学的前和博士后培训。博士项目现在已经结束了第14个年头，也是这项资助的第12个年头。我们寻求延长资助，并要求提供相同数量的前(5)和博士后(1)职位。在NIMH的支持下，我们已经将系统与综合神经科学的博士课程变成了一个丰富而富有成果的项目，已经培养了许多新的年轻神经科学家，他们为该领域做出了坚实的贡献；有些人在工作中取得了惊人的成功。它还帮助发展了一个蓬勃发展的博士后项目。培训项目符合NIMH的几个目标，包括研究情绪、记忆、决策和感知的神经基础。人类和动物研究都是在正常受试者以及脑损伤的人类和动物病理学模型（例如阿尔茨海默病的转基因小鼠模型）上进行的。最近在中心内增加了一个功能磁共振成像设备，这使得认知神经科学在项目内得到了实质性的扩展。我们有许多由NIH项目资助的活跃研究人员，他们为博士前和博士后学员提供指导、领导和支持。新教师的加入使这个已经很好的项目充满活力，使它变得更好。博士前培训包括课程、期刊俱乐部、科学指导，最重要的是研究，其中包括在每周一次的教学实验室中实践各种神经生物学方法，至少两次中心成员在实验室的实质性轮转，当然还有一篇论文。轮转提供了机会，探索各种研究课题和方法在中心使用，并调查可能的实验室论文工作。博士后学员积极参加研讨会和期刊俱乐部，也参加专门为研究员设计的主要研讨会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing renewal application for continuing funds to support pre- and postdoctoral training in Systems & Integrative Neuroscience at the Center for Neural Science at New York University. The doctoral program is now at the end of its 14th year, and of the 12th year of this grant. We seek to renew the grant, and request the same number of pre- (5) and postdoctoral (1) positions the grant now provides. With NIMH support we have made the PhD program in Systems & Integrative Neuroscience a rich and fruitful program that has already trained many new young neuroscientists who have made solid contributions to the field; some have been strikingly successful in their work. It has also helped to develop a flourishing postdoctoral program. The training programs meets several NIMH goals, including the study of the neural basis of emotion, memory, decision making and perception. Both human and animal studies are carried out on normal subjects as well as brain damaged humans and animal models of pathology (e.g. transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease). The recent addition of an fMRI facility within the Center has allowed substantial expansion of cognitive neuroscience within the program. We have many active researchers supported by NIH project grants who provide direction, leadership, and support for pre- and postdoctoral trainees. The addition of new faculty has invigorated what was already a good program, making it even better. Predoctoral training consists of courses, journal clubs, scientific mentoring and, most important, research, which includes both hands-on experience with a variety of neurobiological methods in a weekly instructional laboratory, at least two substantial rotations in laboratories of members of the Center and, of course, a thesis. Rotations provide the opportunity to explore a variety of research topics and methods used in the Center and to investigate possible laboratories for thesis work. Postdoctoral trainees actively participate in seminars and journal clubs and also in a major seminar that is specifically designed for fellows.