Chair: James McNamara, M.D. Graduate training in the Department of Neurobiology is both interdisciplinary and interactive, with faculty and students working together to understand how the brain works in both normal and pathological situations. A variety of disorders, including mental retardation, dyslexia, schizophrenia, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, remain among the most serious problems afflicting our society. Students will work closely with faculty to understand such disorders, applying a wide range of therapeutic approaches and research techniques. Surface view of the visual cortex, obtained by optical imaging of a metabolic signal that reveals a partitioning of the cortical sheet into units related to orientation; the position of a single labeled neuron is also indicated.   For further information, contact: Director of Graduate Studies Department of Neurobiology Duke University Medical Center DUMC 3209 Durham, NC 27710 919-681-4243

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