NEUROBIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , or BIOCORE 383 ) and ( CHEM 104 , CHEM 109 , or CHEM 116 ) 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. Understand the molecular mechanisms of cellular neurophysiology, including the ionic basis of the resting membrane potential and action potential, and mechanisms of synaptic transmission. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand the basis of sensory perception at the receptor level. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate how neuronal signaling is integrated into simple nervous pathways and their behavioral correlates. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply principles of neuronal function to activity-dependent changes in rhythmic neuronal activity, neuronal plasticity, and memory. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Understand some of the state-of-the-art approaches to neuronal function. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand key steps in the development of the nervous system and explain and apply the experimental approaches underpinning that understanding. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Elucidate connections between genetics, pharmacology, and the functioning of the nervous system. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Understand the mechanisms underlying a subset of disorders of the nervous system and the bases of current treatments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the molecular mechanisms of cellular neurophysiology, including the ionic basis of the resting membrane potential and action potential, and mechanisms of synaptic transmission. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand the basis of sensory perception at the receptor level. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate how neuronal signaling is integrated into simple nervous pathways and their behavioral correlates. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply principles of neuronal function to activity-dependent changes in rhythmic neuronal activity, neuronal plasticity, and memory. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Understand some of the state-of-the-art approaches to neuronal function. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand key steps in the development of the nervous system and explain and apply the experimental approaches underpinning that understanding. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Elucidate connections between genetics, pharmacology, and the functioning of the nervous system. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Understand the mechanisms underlying a subset of disorders of the nervous system and the bases of current treatments. Audience: Undergraduate