Lab Approaches in Neuroscience. 4 credits, 6 contact hours

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Prerequisite: BIOL 315 Students will perform neurophysiological experiments, including assembling neurophysiological equipment, preparing neural tissues, selecting and presenting stimuli, recording, analyzing, and interpreting data. Students will perform experiments of increasing technical complexity. Each will reinforce theoretical and practical concepts related to the amplification and sampling of biopotentials. A lecture part will prepare the students for the concepts relevant to the lab day, and a data discussion meeting will aid the students in analyzing and presenting the data.