Neuroscience
www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcapp/
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Degree offered
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M.S., Ph.D. in Neuroscience or
Veterinary Science
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Faculty working with students
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27
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Students
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29
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Students receiving assistantships or
scholarships:
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100%
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Priority deadline
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Fall - December 31
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Test required
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GRE; TOEFL or IELTS (international
students only)
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Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the neuroscience
program must have a minimum grade point average
of 3.0 (A=4.0), either on the basis of the last
60 graded semester or 90 graded quarter hours of
undergraduate study, or on the basic science
portion (first 60 credit hours) of a professional
curriculum. Applicants generally will be expected
to have completed courses in analytical
chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus, physics,
and a minimum of three courses in different areas
of the biological sciences. Applicants are
advised to have a basic statistics course prior
to entering the neuroscience or veterinary
science programs. Deficiencies in any of these
areas must be cleared during the period of
graduate study before the preliminary exam.
Program Description
Innovation by WSU scientists advances the world's
understanding of how nerve cells in the brain
produce our feelings and behaviors and how
disturbances in the delicate organization of the
brain lead to poor health. Theses
neuroscientists seek answers to questions that
touch on every aspect of life, including feeling,
eating, sleeping, remembering, sensing, and
maintaining health. The brain’s
intricate web of billions of cells is flexibly
inter-linked; this plasticity allows connections
to be changed in response to the environment; in
some brain areas fifty percent of the connections
change daily. This complex dynamic network
generates emotion, motivation, sleep, and
memory. How these parts of our selves
emerge from the flexible interactions among brain
areas is one of the most intriguing, fundamental
questions of life. Better understanding of
this complexity is the key to reducing the
societal impact of obesity, memory loss, mental
illness, and drug addiction, and to enhancing
performance and health.
Faculty
Interests and Course Details
Contact Information
Steve
Simasko, Ph.D.
Wegner Hall 205
PO Box 646520
Pullman, WA 99164-6520
Telephone: 509-335-0986
Fax: 509-335-4650
E-mail: grad.neuro@wsu.edu
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