The Center for Neural Science at NYU

The Center for Neural Science is the focus for teaching and research in the brain sciences at the Washington Square Campus of New York University. Formed in 1987, the Center has been a department of the Faculty of Arts and Science since 1994.

The research interests of the faculty span a broad range of topics in neural science. Techniques in use in our laboratories include molecular and cell biology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, brain imaging, human and animal behavior, and mathematics and computation.

Empirical work at every level of investigation benefits from fruitful interaction with a unique and distinguished group of theorists, including a visual science group associated with the Sloan-Swartz Center for Theoretical Visual Neuroscience. The Center also benefits from the outstanding academic environment at the Washington Square Campus, including major research programs in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology.