BIOL 4410 - Neuroscience

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the structures and functions of the human nervous system. This course begins with the study of neurons and the propagation of nerve impulses. We will also study the transfer of information between nerve cells, the effects of drugs, and the development of the nervous system. We then move to the sensory systems such as olfaction, hearing and vision and discuss how physical energy such as light may be converted into neural signals and where this information is processed within the brain. Next, we study the control of voluntary movement. Finally, we cover the neurochemical bases of brain diseases and those systems which control motivation, emotion, learning and memory.

Selective
Advanced biology selective.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1221 or BIOL 2231 with a C- or better.