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Class number:
3105
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Title: The Body Electric |
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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: 34 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, LSC - AUD |
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Instructor(s): Puljung, Michael |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
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Note: 5 seats reserved for first year students and 5 for sophomores. |
Course Description:
What happens when you get struck by lightning? How do electric eels shock their prey? Was there any science behind Frankenstein? Electricity powers all the key events of human life from fertilization to death. Electric currents underly every thought, muscle twitch, heartbeat, sight perceived, and sound heard. Scientists convincingly demonstrated the connection between electricity and biology in the 18th century. However, most of us are unaware of the daily electrical events of human life. This course will give novice and emerging scientists an overview of electrical signaling from bacteria to electric fish to the human brain. We will draw on sources from science/pop-sci, popular culture, and the arts. We will approach this topic through readings, lectures, discussions, and in-class demonstrations. |