Overview
The Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Wadsworth Center offers M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Neuroscience. This program brings together scientists applying biochemical, molecular, anatomical, and physiological approaches to the study of the nervous system in both health and disease. Areas of scientific interest include neural development and plasticity, neurogenetics and gene therapy, CNS implants, interfacing CNS cells to nanofabricated devices, neurotoxicity, and brain-computer interfacing. Faculty within the Neuroscience program investigate fundamental and applied questions pertaining to the function of the brain and spinal cord. For more information on the faculty of the Neuroscience program, go to the faculty page.

Facilities for Neuroscience Research
The Wadsworth Center provides a variety of state-of-the-art core facilities. The light microscopy facilities include the Three-Dimensional Light Microscopy Facility that houses two confocal microscopes and extensive computer facilities for image capture and analysis. A wide-field fluorescent microscope is also part of an electrophysiology set up with patch and sharp electrode capability. A second integrated microscopy/electrophysiology set up has infrared imaging for performing electrophysiology on cells deep in tissue slices. The NanoBioTechnology Program has a strong emphasis in Neuroscience and provides a wide variety of facilities for fabrication of micro-devices for studying the CNS. Other cores available to program faculty include molecular genetics, genomics, a microarray facility, and a transgenic mouse facility. For more information on Wadsworth Center resources, go to the resources page.