Medical Neurobiology

Catalog description

Medical Neurobiology provides a review of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system and then explores how alterations in these systems - whether genetically or environmentally triggered - can result in human neurologic or psychiatric disorders. Emphasizing pathological neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology, this class covers material essential for understanding problems related to health and disease. Common neurological medical disorders (such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease) and disorders that are classically thought of as non-neurological (such as myopia, hearing loss, hypertension, asthma) will be covered - concepts that will affect nearly every health professional. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 306 , BIOL 324 , BIOL 326 , BIOL 360 OR NEUR 321 Corequisite(s): None