# Neurobiology

**Source**: https://be.mit.edu/research/neurobiology/
**Parent**: https://be.mit.edu/undergraduate-program/bme-minor/

Neurobiology focuses on the structure, function, development, and pathology of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

## News Spotlight

[#### Reevaluating an approach to functional brain imaging](https://news.mit.edu/2024/reevaluating-approach-functional-brain-imaging-0404)

## Types of Research

Neurobiology uses a range of techniques, including electrophysiology, imaging, genetics, and molecular biology, to study the cellular and molecular processes that underlie neural function, as well as the behavioral and cognitive processes that emerge from neural activity. The ultimate goal of neurobiology is to understand how the nervous system processes information and produces behavior, and to develop new treatments for neurological disorders and diseases.

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## Focus Areas

- Neural development and plasticity
- Integrative systems neurobiology
- Neurobiology of disease

## Related Faculty

Spotlight

### [Ed Boyden](https://be.mit.edu/faculty/ed-boyden/)

Professor, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Media Arts and Sciences, and Biological Engineering\
Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology, McGovern Institute and HHMI