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4.00 Credits
Completion of Senior Project. Prerequisite or corequisite: Music 600. Credit: Three semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of neuroscience. This course provides a foundation in the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of the nervous system from single cells to complex networks responsible for higher brain functions. Specific topics include molecular and cellular principles of neurobiology, electrophysiology, synaptic transmission, pharmacology and drug actions, sensory and motor systems, and disorders of the nervous system. The format of this course includes lectures, discussions, student presentations, and a research paper. We also engage in laboratory demonstrations and experiments.
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4.00 Credits
An application of fundamental concepts of neuroscience to behavior and mental processes. We examine the role of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology in complex behaviors and cognition. Specific topics include sexual behavior, circadian rhythms, motivation, emotion, visual perception, attention, language, learning, memory, and mental illness. The format of this course includes lectures, discussions, student presentations, and a research paper. We also engage in laboratory demonstrations and experiments. Prerequisite: Neuro 110.
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the inner workings of the nervous system. Topics include synaptic transmission (how neurons "talk" to each other), ion channels, receptors, and the neurotransmitter life cycle, and current methods in molecular neuroscience and electrophysiology. Laboratory, one period. Prerequisites: Biology 221 and FS Neuro 201.
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4.00 Credits
Independent Study
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2.00 Credits
Credit: Two semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
Credit: Four semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the connections between the values and the ways of knowing that are characteristic of modern western culture. The course focuses upon the pursuit and justification of knowledge and scientific understanding and the ethical and political values that are implicit in those endeavors.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary challenges facing democracy as an ideal for the moral life and the moral community. Not open to seniors.
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4.00 Credits
What do you really know, and how can you justify your claims to know? This course examines the ways in which philosophers have attempted to answer these questions. It considers skepticism about the possibility of any certain knowledge, presents analysis of reasonable and unreasonable uses and interpretations of the term "truth," and explores recent failed attempts to provide foundations for knowledge in empirical evidence. Not open to seniors.
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