The curriculum for the doctoral program consists mainly of existing courses in neuropsychology within the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences. These courses are:

• Human Neuropsychology Seminar I (GMS BN 775)
• Human Neuropsychology Seminar II (GMS BN 776)
• Basic Neurosciences (GMS BN 777, 778 & 779)
• Neuropsychological Assessment I (GMS BN 796)
• Functional Neuroanatomy in Neuropsychology (GMS BN 798)
• Neuropsychological Assessment II (GMS BN 797)
• Forensic Neuropsychology (GMS BN 782)
• Behavioral and Biological Aspects of Stress and Trauma (GMS BN 780)
• Neuropsychology of Perception and Memory (GMS BN 795)
• Adult Neurologic Communication Disorders (GMS BN 793)
• Brain Asymmetry: Functional and Structural Differences Between Hemispheres (GMS BN 794)
• Seminar in Neuroimaging (GMS BN 821)
• Case Studies in Neuropsychology (Sections A, B, and C) (GMS BN 891, 892)
• Child Clinical Neuropsychology (GMS BN 893)

The first five courses listed above will be required for all incoming students in the program. A full description of each course being offered appears below.

An important feature of the program is a research apprenticeship with a core faculty member, and course credits are offered as Research in Behavioral Neuroscience. This arrangement is intended as preparation for independent research careers. Students also have the opportunity to assist resident and staff neurologists/psychiatrists in providing consultative services, to participate in daily and grand rounds, and to attend didactic seminars and hospital lectures at Boston University School of Medicine and the Boston VA Healthcare Campus.

With permission of the major advisor and/or Program Director, other graduate-level courses from the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences may be selected for credit in the proposed doctoral program, as well as courses offered in the Graduate School (e.g., the departments of Mathematics, Psychology, and Cognitive & Neural Systems) and in the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. They include the following courses:

• GMS AN 702 Advanced Neuroanatomy
• GMS MS 703 Neuroscience
• GMS AN 707 Neurobiology of Aging
• GMS PM 720 General Medical Pharmacology
• GMS PM 850 Biochemical Neuropharmacology
• GMS PH 740 Physiology
• GMS MS 700 Elementary Biostatistics
• GMS BT 570 Biostatistics with Computers
• GMS BI 751, or 755 and 756 Biochemistry
• GMS PM 820)Behavioral Pharmacology

as well as courses in the Mathematics, Psychology, and Cognitive & Neural Systems departments.

For some students with specialized interests and backgrounds, additional courses available throughout Boston University may be credited toward the PhD degree with special permission.

Martin Albert, MD, PhD. Language and the aging brain; aphasia

Marlene Oscar Berman, PhD. Alcoholism; cerebral laterality

Domenic Ciraulo, MD. Substance abuse

Subimal Datta, PhD. Sleep and sleep disorders

Raymon Durso, MD. Parkinson’s disease; movement disorders

Terrance Keane, PhD. Post-traumatic stress disorder

Conan Kornetsky, PhD. Pharmacology; reward systems of the brain

Mark Moss, PhD. Aging; frontal brain systems

Margaret Naeser, PhD. neuroimaging; aphasia

Penny Prather, PhD. Developmental disorders; attention

Mieke Verfaellie, PhD. Memory disorders; cerebral laterality

Roberta F. White, PhD. Environmental hazards; toxicology; assessment