<p>I think I heard it from somewhere but could not find the source…
If anyone care to answer my question?</p>
<p>Also, what does the life looks like in Brown?
Is it hellish or breezy?</p>
<p>Care to answer?</p>
<p>its definitely up there.
the atmosphere at brown (i assume thats what you mean by 'life looks like') is very laid back</p>
<p>Undergraduate Neuroscience as it exists today is largely based upon Brown's Curriculum and design. It was one of the first schools to offer Neuroscience as a concentration to undergraduates and has been the model for other programs that have developed since.</p>
<p>This is 100% hearsay on my part as I haven't taken classes in the department, but considering how popular hte concentration is as well as how popular BN0001 is, I wouldn't doubt that. Brown has often pioneered undergraduate education in developing fields, and similarly had one of the first undergraduate Comp Sci departments and continues to have a unique program for CS. According to Andy, the CS0015 professor and the first CS department head (he started the department in the early 70s with one other professor), our CS Intro class is the only one in the country that deals with management of projects as large as our later projects are.</p>
<p>Neuro 1 is a fantastic class. I'm taking it right now. The textbook was actually written by Brown profs (one of whom still teaches the class), designed specifically for this class, since it was one of the first undergraduate Neuroscience courses ever offered.</p>
<p>Another unique thing about the Brown Neuro department is that it is very easy for undergrads to do research with professors. Lots of my friends who are Neuro and Cogsci majors, as well as premed students interested in Neuro, got involved during their freshman and sophomore years doing research with some really top-notch researchers.</p>
<p>professor paradiso rocks! :)</p>