| The Department of
Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary department which includes
psychiatry-behavioral science, neurology, neurosurgery, neuropharmacology,
and neuroradiology. The department's philosophy is based on
a comprehensive, integrated biopsychosocial model of brain functioning
(mind, brain and behavior) in
health and illness. The department provides undergraduate
training in behavioral science, neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology
and neurosurgery and operates a fully accredited psychiatry residency
training program in Fargo.
Major areas of research include: 1) a program of research on feeding behavior and eating disorders. This program includes basic science research using animal models, and human research, centered at the Eating Disorders Institute, an entity jointly sponsored by UND Neuroscience, the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, and MeritCare, 2) a national research effort in Grand Forks studying the epidemiology of mental health issues in women with particular attention to substance abuse and female sexuality. Several faculty members are also appointed at the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute in Fargo, a private, not-for–profit, endowed research institute that includes both basic and clinical research components. The Chairman of the Neuroscience Department also serves as the President and Scientific |