Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

(4 Credits)

A lecture course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures are organized into three areas: cell structure and organization of the vertebrate central nervous system, mechanisms underlying neural signaling and plasticity, and control of cell form and its developmental determinants. . Prerequisites: NEUR-SHU 201 Introduction to Neural Science AND [ PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I or PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors]. Fulfillment: Neural Science Required Courses.