NB&B offers a broad range of courses and research opportunities for undergraduate students, making it the most popular biology concentration at Cornell.
The associated graduate field of Neurobiology and Behavior encompasses all aspects of neuroscience and behavioral research on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. The graduate program's goal is to advance the understanding of neurobiology and behavior by training the next generation of scientists working at this exciting interface.
Academic Resources
Spotlight on BIONB2210/2220
Our teaching mission is to integrate research themes into two flagship courses, BioNB 2210 (Introduction to Behavior) and BioNB 2220 (Introduction to Neuroscience), and to explore them in greater depth in our upper level courses. In the videos below, NBB faculty instructors give an overview of the structure and significance of these two keystone courses:
Student Spotlight: Eliza Baird-Daniel '15
A recent Cornell graduate with a concentration in NBB, Eliza Baird-Daniel fondly remembers her time participating in research in the lab of Professor Jesse Goldberg:
"Dr. Goldberg, in particular, has been an incredible source of encouragement and guidance. I am so honored to have worked with someone who is such a remarkable teacher, and has allowed me the intellectual power and freedom to design experiments and explore scientific questions."
NBB News
Inaugural collegewide awards celebration honors community
Faculty and staff from across Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell CALS) came together on March 4 to honor 30 awardees at the inaugural CALS Faculty and Staff Awards, held in the Statler Ballroom.
Read moreSupport Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 14
The College of Arts & Sciences is preparing for Giving Day on Thursday, March 14 and we hope the whole Cornell community can join in to support the work and growth of our students and faculty.
Read moreThe Brain Might Not Be a Blank Slate at Birth After All
The blank slate theory for newborn brains is being challenged. Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor of neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University is quoted as saying "Dragoi's paper starts by describing how there has been a...
Read moreWhen placed outdoors, female lab mice behave very differently
When you take the lab away, female mice are more likely to play, according to a new Cornell study. The study, published Feb. 14 in the journal BMC Biology, took lab mice and placed them in large outdoor enclosures. The researchers found that male behavior was essentially the same as genetically w...
Read moreIn chatty midshipman fish, the midbrain awakens a gift of gab
The midbrain in these fish may serve as a useful model for how mammals and other vertebrates, including humans, control vocal expressions.
Read moreDecember A&S graduates share stories of growth
EEB prof Michelle Smith joins in on A&S celebration: The College hosted a new pre-graduation reception in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall for December graduates and their families. "The A&S reception provided an amazing opportunity to meet students and their friends and families, learn about...
Read moreNew Research Sheds Light on Origins of Social Behaviors
Senior author Nilay Yapici, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor is quoted as saying, “In our study, we found that hyperactivating the visual system overran the inhibition generated by chemical signals emitted by the male fly to say to the other male, ...
Read moreService to science: Two veterans find purpose in neuroscience
After service in the military, Chris Brunkhorst and Caleb Jones sought new outlets to channel their discipline and their commitment to helping others – and they both found it in neuroscience. Now doctoral students in the Cornell’s Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Brunkhost and Jones are purs...
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