PhD program in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Program description
Ph. D. Program in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
The Center provides an internationally known Ph. D. Program in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences. The program was established through a Training Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
This research program blends emerging concepts from complex dynamical systems with experimental techniques at the molecular, cellular, behavioral, and cognitive levels in brain sciences. Students learn to use cutting-edge experimental techniques from molecular neuroscience to brain imaging technologies including EEG, MEG, high-resolution structural MRI and functional MRI.
The aim of this training program is to create a new kind of brain scientist who will be both biologically and mathematically literate who will bring new ways of thinking into neuroscience.
The courses are research oriented and consist of a core curriculum in neuroscience (including computational and cognitive neuroscience), the mathematical concepts and tools of nonlinear dynamical systems, and computational science. Students will receive the Ph.D. degree in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences. Competitive stipends for predoctoral fellows are available through the NIMH training grant, individual research grants or the University. Students interested in the Ph.D. Degree in Complex Systems and the Brain Sciences should download a center application form or send a request to Rhona Frankel (see physical address below). Moreover, students need to complete the FAU application procedure to be eligible for the program.
Admission requirements
Students should consult the Graduate Policies and Procedures Manual for university-wide policies and procedures prescribed by the Office of Graduate Students.
Deadlines for application
[TBD]
Program administration
Rhona Frankel - frankel [at] ccs [dot] fau [dot] edu
Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
FL 33431
USA
Tel: 561-297-2230
Fax: 561-297-3634