Stanford Psychology Department - Undergraduate Program

Ideal for students interested in the physical processes that give rise to mind and behavior. This track provides good preparation for students interested in medicine, neuroscience, behavioral medicine, and vision sciences, including ophthalmology and optometry. The coursework and research training within this track emphasize neuroimaging methods and the relationship between brain, perception, and behavior.

Completion of either the Biology core or the Human Biology "A" core is strongly recommended for students in the Neuroscience Track.

Faculty Advisors: Professors Kalanit Grill-Spector, James Gross, Brian Knutson, Anthony Wagner and Brian Wandell

Required Courses
BIOSCI 20---Introduction to Brain and Behavior (formerly Psych 20)
PSYCH 30---Introduction to Perception
PSYCH 55---Introduction to Cognition and the Brain
PSYCH 120---Cellular Neuroscience: Cell Signaling and Behaviors

Elective Psychology Courses (students must take at least 4 courses)
PSYCH 45---Introduction to Learning and Memory
PSYCH 112---Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology (not currently offered)
PSYCH 121---Ion Transport and Intracellular Messengers
PSYCH 125---Affective Neuroscience
PSYCH 161---Seminar on Emotion
PSYCH 168---Seminar on Emotion Regulation
PSYCH 202---Cognitive Neuroscience (formerly called Neuroscience)
PSYCH 203---Foundations of Vision
PSYCH 204A---Computational Neuroimaging
PSYCH 204B---Computational Neuroimaging: Analysis Methods
PSYCH 206---Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYCH 221---Applied Vision and Image Systems
PSYCH 250---High-Level Vision
PSYCH 259---Emotions: Histories, Theories, and Research
PSYCH 267---Vision and Image Processing
PSYCH 276---Computational Neuroscience

Approved Outside Courses (students must take at least 3 courses)
BIOSCI 150---Human Behavioral Biology
BIOSCI 158---Developmental Neurobiology Neural Development?
BIOSCI 109/209---The Human Genome and Disease: Evolution, Drift, and Populations
NBIO 206---The Nervous System (also NEPR 216)

At Least 4 Units of Pre-professional or Research Experience
Prior approval of a faculty track advisor is required.

At Least 1 Advanced Seminar
Prior approval of a faculty track advisor is required.

Note: The list of outside courses is by no means exhaustive. Students who feel a course falls within the domain of the Neuroscience Track should consult a track faculty advisor for approval.