Area
natural Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Biological Sciences
University of Valparaíso
- City: Valparaíso,
- Commune: Valparaíso,
- Region: Valparaíso Region
goals
To provide fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge about the development and normal and pathological functioning of the nervous system at its different levels of biological organization, from the molecule to behavior
Applicant Profile
Applicants to the Master's Program must hold a Bachelor's degree or a university professional degree from a program of at least eight semesters in length and whose training is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in areas related to Neuroscience (Biologist, Biochemist, Speech Therapist, Kinesiologist, Physician, Biology or Chemistry Teacher, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Medical Technologist, etc.). Applicants with a foreign degree, duly authenticated by the competent national authorities, may also apply, provided they also submit an equivalency of their undergraduate grades.
Graduate profile
“Based on a strong experimental and analytical approach, graduates are able to develop and implement scientific projects in neuroscience and possess the necessary tools to communicate scientific work orally or in writing…” Furthermore, it is important to note that graduates will have the ability to critically evaluate scientific information in the field of neuroscience, generated from diverse sources, as well as propose new research strategies or join established research groups to generate projects and experiences to disseminate scientific findings, whether experimental or theoretical.
Lines of investigation
1. Structure and Function of Ion Channels
2. Neurosecretion and Cellular Communication
3. Transmission and Synaptic Plasticity
4. Sensory Neurophysiology
5. Genetics and Development of the Nervous System
6. Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience
7. Bioinformatics and Biomathematics in Neuroscience
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