Developmental Neuroscience. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: NDRB 3813 and NDRB 3913 or consent of instructor. A comparative approach will be used to understand basic patterning mechanisms that control the formation of the nervous system along the major axes of the body. Emphasis will be placed on the study of the cerebral cortex, hindbrain, spinal cord, and the various origins of the peripheral nervous system. Other topics may include the study of epigenetic mechanisms regulating neuronal plasticity and disease. This course has Differential Tuition. Course Fee: GS01 $90.