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Class number:
3435
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Title: Neurons, Learning and Memory |
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Department: Neuroscience |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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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: 31 |
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Available seats: 4 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, LSC - 134 |
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Instructor(s): Poisson, Carli |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 183 |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
Course Description:
For centuries, scientists have asked how we learn, memorize, and forget items. In this class, you will tackle these big questions by reading both canon and recent neuroscience literature, hearing from guest experts, discussing diseases of
learning and memory, and experimenting on yourself and classmates. The goals of this course are to help you develop practical, evidence-based skills for effective classroom learning, understand and appreciate research on the neuroscience of learning and memory across species, and apply theories of learning and memory to understanding human behavior. Course objectives for achieving these goals include: implementing evidence-based practices; dispelling myths about learning; explaining mechanisms of memory consolidation and factors that modulate it; discussing the importance of forgetting and memory loss; and exploring the chemicals, structures, and circuits of the brain involved in these processes. |