Neuroscience sits at the intersection of biology, chemistry and psychology. The term "neuroscience" was coined in the 1960s to name an interdisciplinary field that focused on both the normal and abnormal structure and function of the nervous system. Dickinson now offers students a major in neuroscience, in which Dickinson students will engage in an integrated curriculum in this very popular interdisciplinary field. The neuroscience major provides students with rigorous training in neuroscience and allied science disciplines, advanced opportunities for research, and integrated mentoring and advising of students.