NEUROGENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GENETICS 466 , 467 , BIOCORE 587 , ZOOLOGY/PSYCH 523 , or PSYCH 454 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize key concepts that underlie the genetic basis of nervous system development and function. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain specific examples of how genetic variation/mutation can alter cellular and molecular pathways to impact nervous system development and function, behavior, as well as cause neurological disorders and diseases. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze and interpret primary data, discuss how this data supports current neurogenetic hypothesizes, and formulate research questions that build on this data and address remaining uncertainties. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize experimental genetic and genomic techniques employed in neurogenetic research that utilize various model organisms, as well as humans. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize key concepts that underlie the genetic basis of nervous system development and function. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain specific examples of how genetic variation/mutation can alter cellular and molecular pathways to impact nervous system development and function, behavior, as well as cause neurological disorders and diseases. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze and interpret primary data, discuss how this data supports current neurogenetic hypothesizes, and formulate research questions that build on this data and address remaining uncertainties. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize experimental genetic and genomic techniques employed in neurogenetic research that utilize various model organisms, as well as humans. Audience: Undergraduate