The Neuroscience Program at Wake Forest is a vibrant, productive, and collaborative effort by faculty and trainees to investigate molecular and cellular structures, local neural circuits and brain areas, and behavior to enhance our understanding of the functional organization of the nervous system. We are committed to the idea that neuroscience, broadly conceived, provides a fundamental framework for understanding the biological basis of behavior and the causes of neurological and psychiatric disorders.<br>Neuroscience PhD training has been a component of graduate student training at Wake Forest University since 1991. The goal of our Neuroscience training program is to provide students with:<br><br>A fundamental understanding of all levels of nervous system organization, from genetics, molecular, and cellular to systems and behavioral,<br>A skill set that includes extensive training in experimental design and interpretation, statistical and quantitative methodology,<br>Hands-on experience in state of the art laboratories that carry out meaningful and significant research in all areas of modern neuroscience, and A bench to bedside appreciation of how basic neuroscience research supports and translates into treatments for neurobehavioral pathologies