Department of Neuroscience

$15 Million in NIH Funding

Since 2008, the Department of Neuroscience ranked 4th nationally in terms of NIH funding, the best showing of any school in the Northeast. Neuroscience Chair Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, directs the Friedman Brain Institute. Read More

NEWS

PsychCentral - Chronic Cocaine Use Rewires the Brain

News-Medical.net - Grape-Derived Compound May Prevent Neurodegenerative Disorders Involving Tau Neuropathology

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News - Experimental Gel May Help Those with Advanced Parkinson's

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CHAIR'S MESSAGE

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, is Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Chair of the Department of Neuroscience, and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute. Dr. Nestler is President-elect of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Read More

Events

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Molecular mechanisms of synapse elimination: implications for drug abuse, Fragile X Syndrome and autism
May 24, 2012 - May 24, 2012
Icahn Medical Institute - 1st floor Seminar Room

Incubation of cocaine craving: a decade of progress
May 31, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Icahn Medical Institute - 1st floor Seminar Room

Organization of Synapse Structure and Function by Trans-Synaptic Adhesion
June 7, 2012 - June 7, 2012
Icahn Medical Institute - 1st floor Seminar Room

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Jenny Rivera
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