Department of Biological Sciences

Session Offered:

Prerequisites:

BIOL 23100 or 27000 and BIOL 43600 or BIOL 23000 and BME 30100.  Note that PSY 12000 is recommended as a pre-requisite for this course.  May not be enrolled as the following classifications: Freshman 0-14 hours, Freshman 15-29 hours, Sophomore 30-44 hours and Sophomore 45-59 hours.

Description:

This course will focus on questions regarding how the functions of the individual cellular components of the nervous system are integrated in the brain and nervous system to produce behavior and higher mental functions.  The course will address the structure and function of specific neural systems such as the motor systems, somatosensory systems, visual and auditory systems, learning and memory, and higher cortical function.  It will draw extensively on subject matter concerning the molecular and cellular biology of the nervous system presented in BIOL 43600, Neurobiology, while combining and integrating this material with the relevant neuroanatomy.

Instructor(s):

Christie Sahley

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Textbook(s):

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Text 1: Neuroscience

 Year/Edition:  5th 

ISBN:  978-0-87893-695-3 casebound text

ISBN:  978-0-87893-646-5  looseleaf text

ISBN:  978-0-87893-587-1  CourseSmart ebook (180 day subscription)

Author:  Purves, et al

Publisher:   Sinauer 

 Note:  -"i>clicker" version 1 or 2   will be used, please purchase on line or at bookstores.  

Grading:

The course grade will be determined by performance on three exams and a non-cumulative final. Each exam will be equally weighted. Readings from the primary literature are used to supplement the text. Graduate students are expected to be group leaders and make additional presentations related to course material.

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