Neuroscience Institute – Wake Forest Pre-College Summer Program
A week-long, overnight pre-college program at Wake Forest University for current 9th-12th graders featuring brain dissection, lab visits, electrophysiology demonstrations, and poster presentations covering neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience.
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