Research

Research your passion

Learn about our research areas and facilities and connect with faculty as you consider topics of specialization for your degree program. With eight research areas that span across our campus, partner facilities and beyond, you can conduct research that excites you.

 

Research areas

Brain imaging and quantification

Cognitive neuroscience

Computational neuroscience, robotics and biomedical engineering

Molecular and cellular neuroscience

Neural development and aging

Neurobiology and behavior

Neurobiology of disease

Sensory neuroscience

Faculty in the Neuroscience programs conduct basic and translational research across many areas and work closely with both graduate and undergraduate students addressing fundamental problems in brain science. To find out about the labs and our areas of specialization, visit the faculty profiles.

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State-of-the-art research facilities at your fingertips

A wide array of facilities supporting neuroscience research is available through the Centers for Integrative Neuroscience, Cell Signaling, and Smooth Muscle Plasticity, and the Nevada INBRE. These range from tools and technical support for genetic, molecular and cellular analyses to noninvasive imaging of neural activity including fMRI and EEG.

Integrative Neuroscience Research Cores

  • Neuroimaging Core
  • Cellular and Molecular Imaging Core
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Core
Integrative Neuroscience Research Cores

Smooth Muscle Plasticity Core Facility

  • Single Cell Molecular Expression
  • Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting and Flow Cytometry
Smooth Muscle Plasticity

Cell Signaling Research Core Facility

  • Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • Cell Metabolism Analysis
  • Confocal Imaging
  • Nevada Transgenic Center
Cell Signaling Research Cores

Nevada INBRE Core Facilities

  • Bioinformatics
  • Cytometry
  • Genomics
  • In Vivo Imaging
  • Proteomics
Nevada INBRE Centers
 

Research opportunities for neuroscience majors

Most faculty labs provide research opportunities for students, including opportuntity for course credit. Find the lab doing work that interests you, and contact them to see how you can get involved.

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Nevada INBRE

Nevada INBRE offers two exciting opportunities for undergraduates to have a hands-on laboratory experience in an emerging field of biomedical science such as genomics, proteomics, biological imaging, bioinformatics, or any field of research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Biology Undergraduate Research Opportunity

All biology majors, freshman-seniors, can receive academic credit for undergraduate research and several scholarships are available for students participating in BUR programs.

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Research & Innovation

The University's center for undergraduate research information. View opportunities, see samples and learn how to present your research.

 

The Center for Integrative Neuroscience

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The Center for Integrative Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary research center that brings together neuroscientists from across campus who support the research and mentoring of junior faculty as well as core facilities to provide access to modern neuroimaging techniques and to research with special neurological populations. The Center is supported by an NIH/NIGMS Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant. Integrative Neuroscience Center of Biomedical Research Excellence

The Center for Integrative Neuroscience