Toggle navigation Program Details Level: High School Grades: Enrolled in 9-12 Length: 9 days Get Info Enroll Now Program Highlights Dates & Locations Hands-on Simulations Guest Speakers Trips & Tours Leadership Training Tuition Explore the mysteries of the mind at the NSLC on Psychology & Neuroscience. At the NSLC on Psychology & Neuroscience, you will delve into the science of the mind as you explore child development and personality types and learn to motivate others. Through clinical psychology simulations and hands-on neurology workshops, you will explore the relationships between the brain and human behavior. Program HighlightsDiagnose patientsListen, assess, and suggest treatments for your patients during a clinical simulation.Visit medical facilitiesInteract with clinical psychologists and neurologists, researchers and medical students.Hands-on workshopsLearn the science of neurotransmitters, compare scans of normal and abnormal brains, and examine the anatomy of the brain. Dates & LocationsAmerican UniversityWashington, DC Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore LocationJune 11 - June 19 June 23 - July 1 July 5 - July 13 July 17 - July 25 July 28 - August 5Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore LocationJune 25 - July 3 July 7 - July 15 July 19 - July 27 July 31 - August 8 NSLC is not affiliated with Harvard University, nor is NSLC a Harvard University program or activity.Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore LocationJune 13 - June 21 June 25 - July 3 Hands-on SimulationsThrough in-depth Psychology & Neuroscience workshops, you will discover how our senses influence memory, how chemicals and drugs impact neural activity, the effect of aging on cognition, and how neurologists and psychologists use brain scans to diagnose psychological disorders. Hands-on Neuroscience Workshops include: Brain dissection (various types) Memory and the Senses Analyze real fMRI, CT, PET, EEG brain scans of normal and abnormal brains Neurotransmitters’ effects on zebrafishPsychology & Neuroscience Workshops include: Social Psychology Theories of Personality Memory & Learning Stress, Coping, and Emotion Understanding Human Behavior Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience Abnormal Psychology Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience Child Psychology Meet Psychology & Neuroscience ProfessionalsWhile at the NSLC’s high school summer psychology program, you will meet with and learn from professionals in the psychology and neuroscience communities. Examples of past guest speakers include: Dr. Kristi GravesClinical Psychologist, Georgetown University Medical CenterVice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A.U.S. Surgeon GeneralDr. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.DDirector, National Institutes of HealthView More Guest SpeakersDr. Richard J. HodesDirector, National Institute on AgingDr. E. Albert ReeceVice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, UMD Medical SchoolDr. Eugene MajorChief of the NIH Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and NeuroscienceDr. Terry DavidsonDirector of the Center for Behavioral NeuroscienceDr. Arthur C. Evans, PhDCEO, American Psychological AssociationDr. Saul Levin, M.D.CEO & Medical Director, American Psychiatric AssociationDr. Joshua Gordan, M.D., Ph.D.Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, NIH Behind-the-Scenes ToursAn important part of the NSLC high school summer psychology program is seeing the sites around one of our nation’s greatest cities. These trips are designed as both sightseeing tours and exclusive educational trips specifically tailored to the psychology and neuroscience fields. These trips may include: American UniversityF. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services | FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration) | American Psychological Association | American Psychiatric Association | Georgetown | Capitol Hill & the Smithsonian | Holocaust Memorial Museum | Historic D.C. Monuments at NightHarvard Medical SchoolMassachusetts General Hospital, the oldest & largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School | Harvard University | Historic Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market | Harvard SquareVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt Medical Center | Belmont University, School of Psychological Sciences | Grand Ole Opry | Nashville Zoo | Centennial Park Leadership TrainingAt the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Leadership topics tailored to the Psychology & Neuroscience program include: Personality Styles and Group Dynamics Conflict Resolution Negotiation Public Speaking Intrapersonal Communication Tuition Program tuition includes housing, all on-campus meals, course materials, academic expenses, and activities. Tuition also includes chartered, air-conditioned motor coaches for off-campus briefings and tours. Note: Students are responsible for the cost of travel to and from the program as well as individual spending money for souvenirs, laundry, and a few off-campus meals during fields trips and tours. Click here to view our cancellation and refund policy. Location Tuition Nashville and Washington, D.C. $3,495 Boston $3,695
