BIOL 334 - Neurobiology of Disease

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SP. How does an electrical signal propagate through your body in milliseconds? How do neurons and other cells in the central nervous system communicate to maintain homeostasis? How does our nervous system respond to disease and injury? In this course, students answer these questions by studying the structure and function of the nervous system on the cellular and molecular level from a biological perspective, including the in-depth mechanisms of homeostatic maintenance and disease in the central nervous system. The laboratory experience focuses on primary literature analysis of a particular neurobiology research laboratory, culminating in an interview with the primary investigator. The course also includes field trips to regional neuroscience research laboratories. Prerequisite:BIOL 141 or BIOL 161.

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