神经生物学和行为学集中了广泛的主题，所有这些都以某种方式涉及动物（包括人类）的行为方式以及其行为基础的神经机制。学生必须参加两门入门课程，一门是行为（秋季），一门是神经科学（春季）。修完这些课程后，每个学生都可以选择许多不同的高级课程，以进一步探索特别感兴趣的领域，包括社会进化，行为神经生物学，动物交流，动物认知，计算和系统神经科学，神经药理学，化学生态学，运动系统，大脑进化，动机以及细胞和分子神经科学。神经生物学和行为学是许多学科的综合，包括生理学，解剖学，生态学，进化论，遗传学，生物化学，物理学和数学
Cell biologists are interested in a broad range of problems relating to the structure and activities of microbial, plant, and animal cells. Among the many problems of fundamental importance investigated by cell biologists are: how cells respond to external stimuli, such as hormones, cell motility, secretion and uptake of substances, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, the assembly of cellular elements, cell-cell interactions, and the fine structure of cells. The experimental approaches include microscopy (electron and optical), molecular genetics, biochemistry, and biophysics. Cell culture techniques are an important aspect of research in cell biology. Yeast, insect, avian, plant, and mammalian cells are under active study at Cornell. Faculty in several units are carrying out research in cell biology. These faculty members are distributed among several departments in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.