Neuroscience

3 credits · School of Medicine

A comprehensive introduction to the field of neuroscience from important molecules to cell function, neural systems, and cognition. Topics include the physiology of nerve cells, the sensory systems of vision, audition and touch, the motor system, sleep, consciousness, speech, and sexual behavior. Coverage of clinical topics includes the chemical basis of the psychoses, diseases of the brain, and repair mechanisms after brain injury. Spring. [3] Smith.