Faculty
Neuroscience Faculty
Link to all the faculty members of the Neurosciences Program at Washington University.
Timothy E. Holy, Ph.D.
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Neuroscience • Computational and Systems Biology Program
Email: holy@wustl.edu
Jonathan Peelle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Neurosciences Program • Otolaryngology
Email: peelle@wustl.edu
Deanna Barch, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychological and Brain Sciences • Psychiatry • Radiology
Email: dbarch@wustl.edu
Todd Braver, Ph.D.
Professor in the Neuroscience Program • Psychological and Brain Sciences
Email: tbraver@wustl.edu
Steven E. Petersen, Ph.D.
James S. McDonnell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience • Neurology • Radiology
Email: sep@wustl.edu
Valeria Cavalli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neuroscience • Molecular Cell Biology
Email: cavalli@wustl.edu
Undergraduate Programs
For undergraduate students with interests in Neuroscience, there are several options in Arts & Sciences at Washington University:
- Biology Major with a Neuroscience Track (for those with interests in the Biological Bases of Neuroscience)
- Cognitive Neuroscience Major under the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (for those with very strong interests in Human Cognitive Neuroscience)
- Major in Psychological and Brain Sciences with a Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration (for those interested in Human Cognitive Neuroscience but who wish to obtain a broad background in Psychology)
- Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) Major (for those with interests in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Psychology)
Sample Courses
L33 Psych 3604 Cognitive Neuroscience
To understand the mind we need to study the brain; to study the brain we have to understand the mind. This course offers an introduction to how cognitive psychology and neuroscience have met to understand the principles and mechanisms of brain function that give rise to human cognition.
L64 PNP 4450 Functional Neuroimaging Methods
In this class you will learn neuroimaging methods in the context of accurate, reproducible, and open science. Topics covered include experimental design, accounting for artifacts, single-subject models, and group models. By the end you will have used a computer script to analyze an fMRI dataset and have a good understanding of preprocessing and statistical analyses in fMRI.
L41 BIOL 3411 Principles of the Nervous System
The basic anatomical, physiological, and chemical organization of the nervous system; how nerve cells communicate with each other, the ionic basis of nerve signals, the function and properties of chemical agents in the nervous system, the development of neural circuitry, and how neurons interact to produce behavior.
L41 BIOL 3422 Genes, Brains, and Behavior
Genetic studies of physiological systems underlying animal behavior, including the genetic basis for normal and abnormal behaviors in animals and humans.
Neuroscience News
News from the Office of Neuroscience Research at WashU: