Established in 1986 as the sixth basic science department in the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia, the mission of the department is to serve as the focus of neuroscience education and research within the School of Medicine. Functions of the nervous system in health and disease and their relationships to behavior are topics addressed in the department's research. This department offers both pre and postdoctoral training as described in our Training section.

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Image of a developing mammalian organ of balance with the sensory hair bundles stained red (actin) and green (tubulin).  The sensory epithelium forms a matrix of supporting cells interdigitated with hair cells.  

Image of the mammalian vestibular ganglion with the neurons stained green and the glial cells stained red.  Vestibular neurons convey sensory information from hair cells to the brain.