Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology - Biology of Brain and Behavior

About Us The Biology of Brain and Behavior (BBB) area encompasses the disciplines of Neuroscience, Comparative Psychology, and Animal Behavior.Our Approach Our experimental methods include molecular genetics, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, opto- and chemogenetics, pharmacology, hormone and immune assessment, computational analyses and modeling, as well as behavioral tasks.Our Research We investigate social and behavioral neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, hormone-behavior relationships, neurobiology of stress and arousal, psychopharmacology, psychobiology of development and aging, sensory processes, as well as brain organization and dynamics across multiple scales from genes, through cells to neural networks.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 credit hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. The Graduate School will take into consideration different grade scales from institutions that do not have 4.00 scales (e.g., institutions outside the United States of America).