Mind / Brain / Behavior -- Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard University


About MBB

The Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative (MBB) is an interdisciplinary community of investigators whose research aims to elucidate the structure, function, evolution, development, and pathology of the nervous system in relation to human behavior and mental life. The MBB community draws broadly from all the schools of the University to bring together scholars - from undergraduates to faculty - with a common commitment both to empirical research and to multidisciplinary dialogue.

MBB was created in 1993 in response to a call by President Neil Rudenstine to establish programs that would bring together the diverse faculties at Harvard. Since then, the MBB initiative has expanded to offer a variety of programs:



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Snapshot of the 2009 MBB Undergraduate Certificate Ceremony by J. Asetta


News and Events

Save the Date! March 11, 2010!: MBB Presents Cooking and Human Uniqueness: How a Cultural Innovation Changed Our Biology and Cognition with special guest, Professor Richard Wrangham (Human Evolutionary Biology)! Stay tuned for more info!

MBB is now accepting nominations/apps for our grad student awards/fellowships! Deadline is March 26, 2010. Click here for more info!

Save the Dates! April 20-22, 2010!: MBB Distinguished Lecture Series - Three Evening Lectures with Professor Michael Gazzaniga! Stay tuned for more info!

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