Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience - Computational Neuroscience

The Computational Neuroscience Center at Drexel’s Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy brings together a group of computational and experimental researchers with a common interest to understand nervous system function. Members of the center work in close collaboration on multidisciplinary research projects combining experimental and computational strategies. Dr. Ilya Rybak serves as the current director of the Center.Understanding the mechanisms by which the nervous system processes information and how neural circuits control behavior is at the core of Neuroscience. Computational neuroscience complements experimental studies by providing important tools to derive new hypotheses, guide experiments to test them, and provide insight into underlying mechanisms.With the increasing complexity and volume of datasets generated by cutting-edge experimental methods, computational modeling is an indispensable tool to structure and interpret the data and to ultimately infer underlying neuronal processes and functions of neural circuits and ultimately behavior.