BIO 480 - Neurobiology

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

Prerequisite: BIO 211; prerequisite/corequisite: BIO 221, BIO 231. A detailed examination of nervous system function at the cellular, molecular, system and organismal level, including neuronal signaling and synaptic transmission, sensory and motor systems, sensorimotor integration, synaptic plasticity in learning and memory and mechanisms of neural development. Emphasis will be placed on how elements of the nervous system interact to produce or modify behavior. In the laboratory component of this course, students will work in small research teams to conduct open-ended multi-week research projects of their own design, using the crayfish tail as a model neural system.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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