Psychology & Neuroscience at Berkeley
Explore the world of the mind and its powerful impact on human behavior
Psychology & Neuroscience program for teens
Program Highlights
Residential Tuition :
$5,998
Commuter Tuition:
$3,298
Session 1:
June 15, 2025
June 27, 2025
Session 3:
June 29, 2025
July 11, 2025
Session 5:
July 13, 2025
July 25, 2025
Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Course Overview
Through psychology simulations and hands-on neurology workshops, you will explore the relationships between the brain and human behavior. Whether you are interested in the physical aspect of the brain and central nervous system or more intrigued by human behavior and thought processes, connect with professionals that have a background in both psychology and neuroscience.
Excursions – students will visit the Coginitive Psychophysiology Lab at SFSU, and hear from a distinguished guest speaker in the psychology profession.
Meet your instructor
Jose Figueroa
Session 1
Jose Figueroa is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He transferred from Los Angeles Pierce College to UC San Diego where he double majored in Neurobiology and Cognitive Science with a specialization in the Clinical Aspects of Cognition. His research focuses on effort-based decision-making—specifically, how perceptions of "value" increase drive to invest more effort toward accomplishing goals. His research explores the psychological and biological mechanisms behind motivation, using advanced tools to measure real-time brain activity and understand how neurotransmitters, like dopamine and acetylcholine, shape reward-motivated behavior. Additionally, he’s deeply committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in STEM. As a mentor and advocate, he has worked to increase representation of underrepresented groups in science, and strives to create equitable opportunities for students from all backgrounds to pursue careers in research and science.
Olive Tambou
Session 3 & 5
Olive is a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently working in the Paz Lab at the Gladstone Institutes, where she studies thalamocortical functioning following a brain injury. Her research is focused on gaining a better understanding of how the brain is impacted after a stroke. Olive grew up in San Francisco and received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Macalester College. Olive served as a Junior Specialist at the Veterans Health Research Institute and has extensive experience mentoring young students in STEM. When not in the lab, she enjoys hiking, camping, trying new restaurants, and binge-watching reality TV shows.
Topics you'll explore
Hands-On Learning
Students will learn to tackle these fundamental questions with the tools of psychological science. Students will learn about classic experiments in psychology, with the goal of getting a hands-on, experiential understanding of how people work and how psychologists study them. They will explore social dynamics; emotions; personality; mental illness; the nature of beliefs; neuroscience; and the relationship between the mind, brain, and body. As a capstone project, they will construct their own miniature psychology theory, design/run an experiment to test it, and present findings to the class.
Career Exploration
Students in the program visited the Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab at San Francisco State University and performed EEG testing to measure electrical activity in the brain. They also had the opportunity to meet with guest speaker, Mark Geisler, PhD in Cognitive Psychophysiology.
