PSYC 6580 Behavioral Neuroscience Scientific Development
Behavioral Neuroscience Scientific Development (BNSD) is a graduate-level workshop designed to support the scientific growth of students in the Behavioral Neuroscience program. Developed by Drs. Michael McDannald, Caroline Smith, Gorica Petrovich, and John Christianson, BNSD provides a collaborative space for students to receive feedback on their research at any stage. Meetings include brainstorming ideas, designing experiments, interpreting results, and practicing presentations. Each student presents eight times over five years, with meetings tailored to their current needs. The workshop fosters constructive dialogue among faculty, postdocs, and research staff, with a focus on graduate student development.
Course overview
- Department
- Psychology and Neuroscience
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 1
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Michael A McDannald | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 1 of 6 |