Neurobiology and Neurosciences at Bowdoin College

5 faculty and 19 courses in Neurobiology and Neurosciences at Bowdoin College.

Faculty

• Erika Nyhus, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology h-index 15
  Notable: “Functional role of gamma and theta oscillations in episodic memory” (2010) · 597 citations
• Manuel Diaz-Rios, Professor of Neuroscience and Biology, Director of Neuroscience Program h-index 15
  Notable: “Using caffeine and other adenosine receptor antagonists and agonists as therapeutic tools against neurodegenerative diseases: A review” (2014) · 205 citations
• Jennifer Honeycutt, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience h-index 14
  At the intersection of brain and behavior and how we can leverage preclinical model systems to understand human emotional dys regulation within the context of early life adversity. Questions we investigate in the R esearch in A f
  Notable: “Cognitive impairment effects of early life stress in adolescents can be predicted with early biomarkers: Impacts of sex, experience, and cytokines” (2016) · 120 citations
• Daniel Powell, Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience h-index 12
• Hadley Horch, Norma L. and Roland G. Ware Jr. Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Chair of Biology Department h-index 11
  Es on how neurons in adult invertebrates recover from injury. Unlike many neuronal systems, the auditory system of the cricket demonstrates robust neuronal growth in response to denervation. Removing one ear induces auditory interneur
  Notable: “BDNF release from single cells elicits local dendritic growth in nearby neurons” (2002) · 419 citations

Courses

• Mind the Gap: Bridging Scientific and Creative Writing in the Neurosciences NEUR 1024
• Brains in Motion: Exploring the Interface between Mind and Body NEUR 1099
• Biological Psychology NEUR 2050
• Cognitive Neuroscience NEUR 2060
• Brain, Behavior, and Evolution NEUR 2099
• Neurobiology NEUR 2135
• Cellular Signaling NEUR 2504
• Neuropharmacology NEUR 2510
• Neurophysiology NEUR 2553
• Molecular Neurobiology NEUR 2566
• Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory: Affective Neuroscience NEUR 2750
• Laboratory in Cognitive Neuroscience NEUR 2775
• Hormones and Behavior NEUR 3050
• Sex and the Brain: Translational Animal Models of Neuropsychopathology NEUR 3054
• Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory NEUR 3055
• Motor Systems Neurobiology NEUR 3311
• Topics in Neuroscience NEUR 3325
• Neuronal Regeneration NEUR 3329
• Neurobiology of the Synapse NEUR 3388

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.