Project Y's mission was to build the first atomic bombs.
The Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston , MA .. Neurobiology. Neurobiology. Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School. Longwood Medical Area. Longwood Medical and Academic Area. It is consistently ranked as one of the top programs in Neurobiology and behavior in the world .. Neurobiology. Neurobiology. The Department is part of the Basic Research Program at Harvard Medical School , with research pertaining to development of the nervous system , sensory neuroscience , neurophysiology , and behavior .. Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School. The Department was founded by Stephen W. Kuffler in 1966 , the first department dedicated to Neurobiology in the world .. Neurobiology. Neurobiology. Stephen W. Kuffler. Stephen Kuffler. The mission of the Department is `` to understand the workings of the brain through basic research and to use that knowledge to work toward preventive and therapeutic methods that alleviate neurological diseases '' .