Neuroscience

Neuroscience is a field that incorporates the genetics, biochemistry, structure, function, development, and pathology of the nervous system on the molecular, cellular, and cognitive level.

Hampshire's interdisciplinary approach is well suited to the study of the complex human brain: A student with an interest in medicine might study the neurological correlates of Parkinson's, while another interested in critical race theory might delve into the brain's perception of facial features. Dual interests in brain development and the environment could lead to tracking neuron gene transcription and behavior effects after exposure to a pollutant.

Whatever direction the work takes, Hampshire's focus on original, scientific research allows students to develop and answer unique and interdisciplinary questions in the field of neuroscience while gaining an undergraduate degree.

• Brain Mechanisms
• Aliens: Close Encounters of a Multidisciplinary Kind
• Attention, Brain, and Cognition: Electrophysiological Methodologies
• Cognitive Development
• Consciousness Considered
• Exploring the Unconscious Mind
• Healthy Hormones and Modern Ills
• How People Learn: Intro to Cognition and Education
• Human Gene Therapy
• Human Physiology
• Intro to Cognitive Education
• Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience
• Intro to Neuropsychology
• Minds, Brains, and Machines: The 50 Key Ideas
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• The Neuroendocrinology of Behavior
• The Neuroscience of Personality
• The Plastic Brain
• Sex on the Brain: Gender, Sex, and Biology
• Biological Rhythms (UMass)
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (UMass)
• Cognitive Neuroscience (SC)
• Intro to Topics in Neuroscience (UMass)
• Hormones and Behavior (AC)
• Neuroanatomy (SC)
• Neurobiology (AC)
• Seminar in Neuroscience (SC)

Requirements

• Common Application
• An academic paper in English
• Supplemental essay responses
• Current transcripts
• School report, including guidance counselor recommendation
• At least one letter of recommendation from a teacher
• Certification of Finances form
• TOEFL or IELTS score (Minimum TOEFL score of 91 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Predicted grades for IB English A1 or A2, or for A-level English, will also be considered.
• Additional letters of recommendation, up to three

Scholarships

• MacArthur Foundation Grant Making Programs
• American Association of University Women
• Fulbright International Scholarship Program for non-US students