BIO 360 - Neurobiology

3 Credit(s)

This course introduces students to the biology of the nervous system and its relationship to behavior and disease. The course covers topics ranging from neuronal structure and function, communication, the synapse, membrane receptors, and intra- and intercellular signaling systems, to the gross organization of the brain and spinal cord, the processing of sensory information, the programming of motor response, and higher functions, such as hearing, memory, cognition, and speech. While the course is introductory in nature, the level of instruction is rigorous and treats many of the topics in some depth. While this course will have a great degree of serious content, it will also be highly interactive both in the classroom and lab setting. Two lecture periods, three hours laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 282 and BIO 283.