BIOL 345 - Cellular Neurophysiology

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University of Richmond

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Description:

The study of how nerve cells generate electrical excitability and use changes in excitability to communicate information in the nervous system. The basic principles of how ion channels and receptors operate will be studied and applied to their physiological function in nerve cells including networks of nerve cells and nerve-muscle communication. The key principles of channel and receptor function will be determined by students in laboratory exercises using contemporary electrophysiological instrumentation. Advanced topics such as the modulation of channel and receptor function, disease-causing mutations, and the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity will also be studied. The course culminates in student-led investigations of a special topic, designed and completed by research teams. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Biology 205. Unit(s): 1

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.richmond.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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