Neuroscience (NEURO)

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Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:

(Cross-listed with BMS 5560/ GDCB 5560).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Fundamental principles of neuroscience including cellular and molecular neuroscience, nervous system development, and regulatory systems. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with GDCB 5570).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.

Rotation experiences in various neuroscience research methods and techniques related to our current faculty specialties. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)

(Cross-listed with FSHN 5890/ GERON 5890/ NUTRS 5890/ PSYCH 5890).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Qualified Undergraduate with Permission of Instructor
Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Courses for graduate students:

(Cross-listed with BBMB 6610/ KIN 6610/ GDCB 6610).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.

Prereq: NEURO 5560 (or comparable course) or permission of instructor
Students will present three journal articles and two overview lectures on topics in neuroscience that are related but outside of their own research interest. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.

Seminar in neuroscience, current research interests, and/or professional development. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)

Credits: 1. Repeatable.

Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course