The Department has an active visiting speaker seminar program. Scientists of international reputation are invited to present their research findings to the Department. These visiting speakers usually spend a day participating in informal discussions, including a meeting with the graduate students. Visiting speaker programs open to students are also available through other departments. List of invited scheduled during the last academic year.
Students also attend departmental seminars, and present a research seminar each year.
Student research seminars are based on rotation research for the first year and dissertation research in subsequent years. Dissertation Research PHS730 Var. General principles of cell physiology, chemical and physical structure of membranes, membrane transport and electrical phenomena, action potentials, muscle contraction, energy transduction, nerve impulse conduction and synaptic transmission. Physiology of the mammalian nervous system. Topics include reflexes, sensory and motor systems, hearing, pain, vision, development of neural connections, temperature regulation, EEG, autonomic nervous system, hypothalamus and limbic systems, memory and language.