BIOL 0315 - General Neurobiology

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Tuskegee University

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2nd Semester. Lect. 3, Lab 3, 4 credits. This course is designed to provide the student with basic information in Neurobiology through lecture and laboratory sessions. Lectures include Gross Anatomy of the nervous system and the general divisions of the brain; organization and functions of the nervous system; membrane biophysics; nerve and muscle relationships; physical excitation and nervous control of the heart; nervous control of body functions; special senses; neutral plasticity, learning and memory. Laboratory sessions include dissection of sheep brain, learning the ionic basis of action potential generation in squid axon using the computer program "neurosim".Voltage clamp experiments and ion channel reconstitution in bilayer membranes are performed. Prerequisite: BIOL 0120/0121, 0230/0231.

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3.00 - 4.00

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Lab

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Institution Website:

www.tuskegee.edu

Phone Number:

(334) 727-8011

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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