nanoscience
neuroscience
science and society
computational science
materials science
Marian E. Koshland Biographical Memoir by Ruth Levy Guyer (National Academy of Sciences)
Interdisciplinary Programs
Research Opportunities &
Scholarships
Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Research Areas
Behavioral Neuroscience
Paul Grobstein, Bryn Mawr Biology; Integrative neurobiology, computational and theoretical neuroscience; application of neurobiological ideas to educational and philosophical problems.
Wendy Sternberg, Haverford Psychology; Pain and its inhibition in laboratory animals and humans; long-term consequences of pain exposure during early life; effects of exercise and athletic competition on pain sensation.
Earl Thomas, Bryn Mawr Psychology; Neurobiology and psychopharmacology of anxiety; experimental psychopathology, animal models of human depression; neurobiology of learning and memory.
Developmental Neurobiology
Karen Greif, Bryn Mawr Biology; Cellular neuroscience; regulation of expression and transport of synaptic proteins during development.
Margaret Hollyday, Bryn Mawr Biology. Study of cell proliferation and pattern formation in the embryonic vertebrate neural tube using surgical and cell labeling techniques.
Andrea Morris, Haverford Biology. Vertebrate visual system development and axon guidance.
Neuroethology/Neurophysiology
Peter Brodfuehrer, Bryn Mawr Biology. Study of the neuronal control of rhythmic behaviors in the medicinal leech.
Cognitive Neuroscience
Rebecca Compton, Haverford Psychology: Neural basis of attention and emotion; left-right asymmetries and communication between the two sides of the brain.
Anjali Thapar, Bryn Mawr Psychology; Human memory and frontal lobe functioning; effects of aging on cognitive functioning.
Cognitive and Emotional Development
Kim Cassidy, Bryn Mawr Psychology; Development of children's theories about the minds of others; the link between theory of mind, social information processing and aggressive behavior in young children.
Leslie Altman Rescorla, Bryn Mawr Psychology: Study of language delay; individual differences in academic achievement; study of behavioral/emotional disorders in children and adolescents.
Computational Neuroscience
Douglas Blank, Bryn Mawr Computer Science; Development of low-level neural models from which high-level cognitive behavior emerges; developmental robotics and analogy-making, connectionist models.
Deepak Kumar, Bryn Mawr Computer Science; Artificial intelligence, BDI architectures, robotics, cognitive science, computational linguistics, evolutionary computation.
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