The Carleton Institute of Neuroscience

Life Sciences Research Building 325
Telephone: 520-4020
Fax: 520-4052
E-mail address: jkelly@ccs.carleton.ca

Director: J.B. Kelly

Neuroscience spans the boundaries of traditional disciplines such as biology, psychology, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry. At Carleton University the Institute provides the infrastructure to support development and coordination of research and graduate studies in neuroscience, and has administrative responsibility for the Specialization in Neuroscience, outlined below.

Members of the Institute

Hymie Anisman
D.R. Gardner
J.B. Kelly
D.C. McIntyre
B.A. Pappas
D.C. Roberts
S.H. Wu
R.M. Zacharko

The Specialization in Neuroscience

Coordinator of the Specialization: J.B. Kelly

In response to the challenge of providing a comprehensive education for future neuroscientists, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University offer a multi-disciplinary Specialization in Neuroscience. The Specialization is intended to augment the research and training which the student receives through one of the primary departments which are participating in the Neuroscience Specialization. The departments are:

Four clinical departments from the University of Ottawa Medical School are also affiliated.

Application should be made to the primary department which is most appropriate to the student's research interest. Once accepted by the department, students must be sponsored by a member of the neuroscience faculty.

Application forms and further information can be obtained by writing directly to any of the primary departments.

Members of the Neuroscience Specialization

Hymie Anisman, Stress, Coping, Depression, Catecholamines

Catherine Bielajew, Brain Stimulation Reward, Feeding Mechanisms and Thermal Regulation

Roger Broughton, Biological Rhythms, Sleep Disorder

Joseph de Koninck, Sleep Cycles, Biorhythms, Dreams

George Fouriezos, Brain Stimulation Reward

James Fryer, Neurohypophysial Hormones, Neuropeptides, Teleost Endocrine Function, Neuropetide Gene Expression

D.R. Gardner, Patch Clamping, Pesticides, Invertebrate CNS

Walter Hendelman, Tissue Culture, Locus Coeruleus, Growth Factors

J.B. Kelly, Auditory System Structure and Function

Symon Lemaire, Neuropeptides, Receptor Modulation, Catecholamines, Phencyclidine Receptors

Kenneth Marshall, Neurotransmitters, Neural Development, Neuronal Regeneration

Michael McBurney, Neuronal Cell Differentiation, Molecular Biology, Gene Expression, Teratocarcinomas

D.C. McIntyre, Epilepsy, Kindling, Learning, Memory

Zulfiquar Merali, Peptides, Catecholamines, Behaviour

Theris Miliaressis, Psychobiology, Brain Stimulation Reward, Neuroleptics

Vital Montpetit, Pyridoxine Neurotoxicity, Alzheimer's Disease, Leukoencephalopathy

B.A. Pappas, Locus Coeruleus, Behavioural Teratology

David Parry, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurotrophic Interactions, Myosin Isoenzymes, Muscle Regeneration, Muscle Development

R.T. Pivik, Sleep, Neurophysiology, Psychophysiology, Biological Psychiatry

D.C.S. Roberts, Drug Abuse

William Staines, Neuroanatomical Tracers, Neurotransmitters, Neuronal Tissue Culture and Transplantation

B.W.Tansley, Spatial Vision, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Neurotoxicity, Visual, Auditory Systems

Jose-Maria Trifaro, Neurotransmitter Synthesis, Storage and Secretion

R.M. Zacharko, Intracranial Self-stimulation, Stress, Depression, Dopamine, Anhedonia

Master's Program

Admission Requirements

The requirements for admission to the master's neuroscience specialization are as follows:

Students with less than a high honours average in their undergraduate and graduate courses will not normally be recommended for admission.

Program Requirements

In addition to fulfilling the requirements for the master's program of the department in which they are enrolled, the specialization requires that the students successfully complete Basics of Neuroscience, Psychology 49.520. The thesis research must concern a neuroscience topic and must be supervised by a member of the neuroscience faculty.

Doctor of Philosophy

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements to the Ph.D. neuroscience specialization are as follows:

Selection of master's and doctoral students is carried out by the neuroscience specialization coordinating committee which will select and rank the admissible candidates. Admission is determined by priority of ranking, and the number of admissions depends upon the available positions in the specialization.

Program Requirements

Students must fulfil the Ph.D. program requirements of the department in which they are enrolled. The requirements for the specialization also include the following, some of which may satisfy the Ph.D. requirements of the participating departments:

Graduate Courses*

Neuroscience courses are available through the primary departments. Course offerings vary slightly from year to year and a complete listing can be obtained from the specialization coordinator.

The following are the core courses of the curriculum.