The Discipline of Neuroscience
NEUROBIO 215A
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Course Information
Description
This course will endow students with the broad conceptual fluency in the discipline of neuroscience required to relate genes to circuit function, metabolism to neurological disease, and cell biology to neural computations. Through a combination of asynchronous instructional materials and synchronous in-class activities, students will learn to design, quantitatively analyze, and interpret experiments that address a variety of questions spanning molecular to systems neuroscience. During the first semester, students will think critically about the fundamental units of the nervous system within the context of cellular function, electrical conduction, and chemical signaling. The second half of the course builds upon this foundation to focus on broadly defined “networks of neural function”; as related to coordinated neural activity, the concerted execution of genetic programs, and anatomically defined structural networks. The course culminates with students writing an experimental proposal. Part one of a two-part series. The curriculum for this course builds throughout the academic year. Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in both the fall and spring course within the same academic year.
Course Notes
Please note that Program in Neuroscience (PiN) students must take both semesters to fulfill the requirement. Non-PiN students may enroll in just the fall semester with the instructor’s approval. Students must complete the fall semester (NB215A) to enroll in the spring semester (NB215B).
Class Notes
Meeting Location: WAB 236
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
