Summer Springboard
Psychology & Neuroscience
ON THE CAMPUS OF YALE UNIVERSITY
DIVE INTO THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND MIND THROUGH INTERACTIVE PSYCHOLOGY SIMULATIONS AND WORKSHOPS GUIDED BY PROFESSIONALS.
THIS COURSE IS ONE WEEK LONG, AND YOU CAN EXTEND YOUR EXPERIENCE TO AS MANY AS SIX WEEKS BY ADDING ADDITIONAL ONE-WEEK COURSES.
Psychology & Neuroscience @ Yale
- Uncover how the mind works and explore the connection between the brain and human behavior.
- Develop solutions to complex questions about behavior through hands-on activities like brain dissection and real-world experiments.
- Understand treatment strategies for various mental health issues affecting millions.
- Engage with clinical psychologists, neurologists, and researchers who are experts in the field.
- Learn to create original psychological theories, design experiments to test them, and discover what a career in psychology looks like, both academically and clinically.
- Visit the Cushing Center at Yale University, named after one of the most important names in neurosurgery.
Summer Springboard
Psychology & Neuroscience
About This Course
A psychology program for teens on a university campus in New Haven
Nothing is more intriguing and mysterious to us than understanding one another. How do people think and behave? How do I function? In this course, students will explore these essential questions through the lens of psychological science. They will dive into classic psychological experiments to gain hands-on, experiential insights into human behavior and how psychologists investigate it. Topics covered include social interactions, emotions, personality, mental health, belief systems, neuroscience, and the connections between mind, brain, and body. For their capstone project, students will develop their own small-scale psychological theory, design and conduct an experiment to test it, and share their results with the class.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Students will use the tools of psychological science to address these fundamental questions. Through studying classic experiments, they will gain hands-on, experiential insight into how people function and how psychologists investigate behavior. Their exploration will cover social dynamics, emotions, personality, mental illness, belief systems, neuroscience, and the connections between mind, brain, and body. For their capstone project, students will develop a small-scale psychological theory, design and conduct an experiment to test it, and present their findings to the class.
Career Exploration
Explore the fascinating mystery of how people think and behave through psychological science. Students will engage with classic experiments, hands-on activities like brain dissection, and real-world research to understand the mind, brain, and behavior. A visit to Yale’s Cushing Center offers a unique look into the history of neuroscience and neurosurgery. Along the way, students will learn about mental health treatments and have the opportunity to connect with clinical psychologists, neurologists, and researchers—gaining insight into careers in psychology, neuroscience, and related fields.
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“I learned so much more about psychology and neuroscience and the program really helped to reinforce my desire to pursue psychology in college. This also served as a great opportunity to also get a college experience and I think it really helped to prepare me and make me feel more ready for college.”
-Alyssa R.| Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Psychology & Neuroscience
Meet Your Instructor
Keisha Winston is a Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Biology. She began her educational venture at Northeastern University and completed her doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut where she studied and conducted research in both the Neuroscience and Pharmaceutical Sciences departments. She has been teaching at the University of New Haven for the past eleven years. Her past research has focused on the behavioral characterization of novel cannabinoid compounds, the medicinal benefits of novel cannabinoid compounds, behavioral tolerance, and the effects of ethanol on central nervous system function. She is involved in cannabinoid education within her community including participation in mental health education with the CARE program and assisting with the training of police professionals across the state.
KEISHA WINSTON
“The program was really fun and my class was so engaging. I made many more friends than I anticipated and the overall energy of the program was so positive.”
-Laina R. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Psychology & Neuroscience
Dates & Tuition
| 2026 Dates |
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| Session 1: June 14 – June 20, 2026 |
| Session 4: July 5 – July 11, 2026 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition First Week |
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| Residential Tuition: $4,298* |
| Commuter Tuition: $2,498* |
| Application Fee: $99+ |
*Each subsequent week, if combined with other one-week high school courses at Yale or Oxford: Residential Tuition: $3,298, Commuter Tuition: $1,998
Apply by November 30 to lock in the lowest prices of the year. Tuition increases on December 1.
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: New Haven |
| State: Connecticut |
| Campus: Yale University |
*Schedule is illustrative and is subject to change. Summer Springboard is operated independently of Yale University and is not sponsored or endorsed by the University. The views expressed in connection with the program are not official positions, statements of advice, nor opinions of Yale University and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Yale of any such views or statements.