The neuroscience collateral major at Coe requires a major in biology, chemistry or psychology and provides a solid foundation for graduate study in neuroscience-related programs, medicine and health-related careers.

Courses in the neuroscience major provide an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how the nervous system regulates physiological, cognitive and behavioral processes in human and nonhuman animals. The neuroscience major is designed to instill curiosity about the complex processes at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels of organization. Research projects include limb regeneration, neurodegenerative disease, neuroinflammatory responses, consequences of prenatal drug exposure, addiction and effects of medical conditions on quality of life.