BIOL 226 Neural Plasticity and Cognitive Neuroscience

Focuses on the dynamic aspect of the nervous system and how it subserves various cognitive functions. Course examines formation and plasticity of synapses, the fundamental units of neural circuits. Course also explores the neural circuit mechanisms that underlie various cognitive functions, and how they go astray in neurological disorders. In addition to textbook materials, students learn to read review articles and classic original research papers on pertinent topics, and write topic specific reviews. Students cannot receive credit for this course and BIOL 126. (Formerly Advanced Molecular Neuroscience.)