BIOL 305 - Neurobiology

4 Credit(s)

Neurobiology is an upper-level biology course that explores the structure and function of the nervous system of humans and other animals. Topics include the history of neuroscience, cellular and molecular basis for cell signaling, neuroanatomy, sensory and motor systems, learning and memory, and neural mechanisms involved in behavior. The course emphasizes how the nervous system is built, how it changes with experiences during life, how it functions in normal behavior, and how it is disrupted by injury and disease. Laboratory activities include a dissection of preserved brain, staining and mounting brain tissue onto slides, and analysis of brain tissue at the cellular level. Fulfills 1 organismal biology elective.
3 hours lab. 3 hours lecture and
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 161 and BIOL 162.