The Neuroscience and Behavior Program at UMass Amherst is an interdepartmental graduate degree-granting academic unit that brings together faculty members from various departments to provide cutting-edge research training.

Neuroscience research at UMass Amherst falls within five broadly defined areas: Neuroendocrinology; Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience; Animal Behavior and Learning; Neural and Behavioral Development; and Sensorimotor, Cognitive, and Computational Neuroscience.