From Channels to Behavior

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BIOL B326 From Channels to Behavior (1 Unit) The nervous system is composed of molecules and cells and underlies all our behaviors and thoughts. Sometimes specific proteins, including channels, receptors, and enzymes, will play an outsized role in particular behaviors. Through lectures and discussions of the primary literature this course will examine links between molecular processes and behaviors, introducing principles and research methods of molecular/cellular and behavioral neuroscience. Labs will use molecular biology approaches to investigate protein structure and/or function. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prerequisites: one semester of BIOL B110 or B111 and one of the following: PSYC B218/PSYC H217, or BIOL 202, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment Cap 16. If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Senior BIOL & NEURO Majors, then Junior BIOL & Neuro Majors.