Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of study that employs the tools and perspectives of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and medicine to achieve a better understanding of brain function and behavior.

The Neuroscience major is designed for students interested in how the brain works and the relationship between the brain's operation and perception, thought, emotion, and behavior. The major provides an opportunity for students to explore brain function using multiple approaches, and addresses our current ideas regarding thought, emotion, neuropathology and behavior.

During the last 25 years, Neuroscience has been one of the fastest growing and exciting areas in science. Over 30,000 United States Ph.D. or M.D. trained neuroscientists now work in the field. Oberlin College was one of the first undergraduate institutions in the United States to recognize the importance of this discipline, first offering an undergraduate major in Neuroscience in 1972. Oberlin's Neuroscience Program is seen by many as one of the best undergraduate programs of its kind in the country, as indicated by its recognition as a "Program That Works" by Project Kaleidoscope, a National Science Foundation supported group interested in the improvement and reform of science education. In 2005, the program received the Heuer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Science Education. The Program currently enrolls 75 majors.