NS 501 Neuroscience

(under Neuroscience Department)

An interdisciplinary approach to the structure and function of the nervous system is presented by Department faculty. This course, designed for both medical and graduate students, provides a broad introduction to modern neuroscience, emphasizing:

1) cellular neuroscience, including neurochemistry of transmitters and receptor function;
2) systems neuroscience, focusing on motor, somatosensory, and sensory systems;
3) neuroanatomy laboratories, utilizing human autopsy material and interactive computer-based learning, as well as plastinated sections and 3-D dissections prepared by the faculty;
4) clinical neuroscience, focusing on neurological and psychiatric disorders, presented both in lecture format and in clinical correlation sessions which include patient presentations.

Prerequisites: Mammalian physiology, previously or concurrently, and permission of the instructor. Spring Quarter, 10 hours per week (7 units).

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