The Institute for Mind and Biology is committed to the pursuit and development of innovative transdisciplinary research projects. All members of the Institute and their labs have access to the Biopsychological Sciences Building�s shared resources.
The overarching goal to establish and foster communal, collegial interactions among and between all the Institute's interdivisional faculty researchers and their students was built into the design of the BPSB. The lobby and atrium draw those who enter the building up a ramp into the shared meeting/social area (complete with shared pantry that opens onto the atrium). This atrium is frequently the site of poster sessions and informal symposia. The atrium also opens to a terraced deck to the north, complete with computer hookups. The building itself encourages contact both within individual labs and within the communal animal lab. The entire building is dedicated to behavioral, environmental, biological, and biomedical research, namely a focus on behavior and its reciprocal interactions with biological systems. The building contains approximately 50,000 sq. ft., of which nearly 26,000 includes program areas (labs, offices, etc.).
Institute Members have individual general labs connected to histology and microscopy labs. Communal resources are also available to the researchers, including assay equipment and behavioral analysis software. The building is an AAALAC accredited facility specifically designed for behavioral research.
A seminar room connected through an internet wired conference table and a wireless system allows participants to access lab data for computer research display. It is also networked with the communal image analysis room on the laboratory floor. Administrative, research, building management and computer systems support are also available.