The nationally recognized Neuroscience PhD program at Brandeis provides our students with an environment of unparalleled scientific research and training.Brandeis is a unique research environment in which a major research university is embedded within a small and intimate liberal arts college, this allows for a level of personal interaction with faculty that is difficult to achieve at larger institutions. The smaller nature of the program fosters interdisciplinary and collaborative research between neuroscience laboratories and labs in other programs, which students value as part of their broad science education. <br><br>We have a carefully designed curriculum that systematically teaches students the essence of rigorous scientific enquiry. Students attend and participate in weekly journal clubs, colloquia, and student research seminars, all of which are designed to foster deep thought and discussion about the past, present, and future state of neuroscience research. Students are exposed to a series of courses that teach quantitative and cutting-edge approaches to research design and data analysis. Starting in their third year, students present their dissertation research to the entire neuroscience community for feedback and debate. The yearly presentation and subsequent discussions equip students with the skills and confidence they need to succeed in a variety of scientific endeavors.