Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior

The J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior at Bowling Green State University is an interdisciplinary research center that is comprised of faculty, post-doctoral researchers, graduate, and undergraduate students from the Departments of Psychology, Biology, Communication Disorders and Philosophy, who are pursuing interdisciplinary programs of research that advance understanding of the dynamic relationship between the nervous system, mind, and behavior. Our general mission is to offer a mechanistic understanding of integrated systems of behavior at levels of analysis that bridge individual molecules, cells, and circuits with mental processes and cognition. We welcome and encourage participation of faculty and students with interdisciplinary research interests in the neural or cognitive sciences that contribute to the broad Center mission at any level of analysis.

Further inquiries about the center and our research/graduate programs? 

 Contact Drs. Michael Geusz at mgeusz@bgsu.edu  or Howard Casey Cromwell at hcc@bgsu.edu or 419 372-9408

BE BRAIN AWARE: take the  Brain Quiz
Celebrate your BRAIN with this ten question quiz, prepared by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.

Q: About how many nerve cells are in the human brain?
1 Billion
10 Billion
(Answer) 100 Billion
Q: What does the eye’s lens do to the orientation of the visual image?
Rotates it right
Rotates it left
(Answer) It turns it upside down.
Q: Holding a memory in mind while we think about it is called what type of memory?
Procedural memory
(Answer) Working/short term memory
Momentary memory
Q: During what period of sleep do we dream?
Stage IV sleep
NREM sleep
(Answer) REM sleep
Q: Name the contact points where one neuron communicates with another.
Somas
(Answer) Synapses
Axon terminals
Q: What do you call it when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or suddenly becomes clogged?
(Answer) Stroke
Aneurysm
Aphasia
Q: What do you call an involuntary, fixed muscle response to a particular stimuli?
Spasm
(Answer) Reflex
Dystonia
Q: Name the part of the brain that is important for emotional learning and memory and its dysfunction is related to anxiety disorders.
(Answer) Amygdala
Thalamus
Hippocampus
Q: Name the disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disturbances of thought and emotions.
Manic-depressive disorder
Huntington’s chorea
(Answer) Schizophrenia
Q: To the closest pound, how heavy is the average adult brain?
(Answer) Three pounds
Two pounds
One pound