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Class number:
1024
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Title: Nervous Connections |
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Department: Neuroscience |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: First Quarter |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 35 |
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Current enrollment: 13 |
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Available seats: 22 |
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Start date: Monday, May 20, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, June 21, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 10:00AM-1:15PM, LSC - 134 |
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Instructor(s): Swart, Chris |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
Course Description:
Recent scientific research indicates that a worm has 302 neurons, snails have long-term memory, and elephants can hear through their feet. This course will draw on current research in neuroscience to explain why information about other animals is relevant to our lives. Selected readings, lectures and class discussions will provide a basic understanding of the human nervous system and how research on animal systems has yielded this knowledge. Laboratory exercises will introduce the students to nervous system anatomy and function through dissection and experimental techniques. A basic understanding of biology and chemistry will be helpful, but this course has no pre-requisites. First-year students are given preference. |