The Center for Complex Systems Studies is involved in two concentrations: Neuroscience: Neuroscience, an academic discipline concerned with investigation of nervous system structure and function, has been a cornerstone of Biology since the turn of the 20th century. Modern biological examination of the brain and behavior of organisms has incorporated other fields of inquiry, namely biochemistry, psychology, physics, mathematics, computational modeling and philosophy, making neuroscience a truly interdisciplinary effort. A concentration in Neuroscience is offered for advanced students who want to study at the confluence of these traditional disciplines. Biological Physics: The biological and medical sciences are changing rapidly. Many new discoveries now require an understanding of biological systems from a physical point of view. In particular, physics, mathematics, and computer science are becoming more essential now than ever before. Contemporary research areas in biological physics include neuroscience, protein conformational dynamics and folding, DNA conformational dynamics, single molecule dynamics such as molecular motors, cell mechanics, information transfer in biological systems, membrane biophysics, multi-cellular phenomena, biological networks, effects of radiation on biological systems, and instrumentation development. The biological physics concentration is designed to supplement the background usually provided in a standard biology, chemistry, or physics major.