Course Description: Introduction to physiology for non-science majors. Includes basic cell physiology and survey of major organ systems and how they function in homeostasis and human health.

Course Description: Human movement from physiological, psychological, sociological, and historical perspectives. Biology and psychology of exercise across the human lifespan.

Course Description: Normal function and diseases of the human brain and nervous system. Diseases discussed include Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, leprosy, amnesia and schizophrenia. Intended for non-science majors.

Course Description: Overview of biomechanics, focusing on animal locomotion. Physical principles underlying traits such as speed, maneuverability, endurance, and precision. Comparisons of animals and human athletes performing similar feats, with animals often outperforming humans by a wide margin. Biomechanical concepts through hands-on exercises, problem sets, and readings from the scientific literature.

Course Description: Introduction to perceptual processing in the human nervous system; illusions.

Course Description: Broad examination of age-associated changes in body functions. Includes basic cell physiology, a survey of major organ systems and the age-induced alterations in system function. Some age-associated diseases will also be examined. Intended for non-science majors.

Course Description: Broad examination of the biological and physiological basis of aging in animals and plants. Concepts in demographic, evolutionary, genetic, and cell aging. Major human organ systems, age-related alterations in system function, and age-related diseases. Intended for non-science majors.

Course Description: Interface of biology and technology. Mind-controlled prosthetic limbs, artificial organs, and implantable devices. Emphasis on basic physiological functions and how they can be replaced by devices. Suitable for majors and non-majors.

Course Description: Broad survey of the many ways one can use the biological sciences to better the lives of others and break down barriers that have restricted social mobility.

Course Description: Broad examination of addictive substances and their use/abuse. Topics include historical perspective, physiological effects, etiology, neurobiology of addiction and the impact of drugs on contemporary society. Intended for non-science majors.

Course Description: The mechanisms and outcomes of sexual selection (mate choice and mate competition). Theory, current models and evidence that supports or refutes the models.

Prerequisite(s): Lower division standing.

Course Description: Examination of various abnormalities of the eye and the important geographic and cultural factors that influence the epidemiology of those abnormalities.

Prerequisite(s): Lower division standing.

Course Description: Research findings and methods in neurobiology, physiology, and/or behavior. Presentation and discussion of research by faculty and students.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 099 (can be concurrent); and consent of instructor; lower division standing in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior or related biological science; NPB 099 required concurrently.

Course Description: Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; lower division standing.

Course Description: Directed group study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; lower division standing.

Course Description: Special study for undergraduates.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Lower division standing.

Course Description: Brains and nervous systems, neurons and neural circuits. Coordination of movement. Development of nervous systems. Vision, hearing, and feature extraction by the central nervous system. The cell biology of learning and memory. Perception, cognition, and disorders of the brain.

Prerequisite(s): BIS 002A; PHY 009A, PHY 009B or PHY 007A, PHY 007B recommended.

Course Description: Experimental basis of neurobiology principles discussed in NPB 100. Topics include neurophysiology, sensory systems, motor systems, cellular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and quantitative data analysis and modeling techniques.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 (can be concurrent) or NPB 110B (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Computational methods and mathematical models used to study phenomena in neurobiology.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Systemic physiology with emphasis on aspects of human physiology. Functions of major organ systems, with the structure of those systems described as a basis for understanding the functions.

Prerequisite(s): BIS 002A; (CHE 002B or CHE 002BH); PHY 001B or PHY 007C strongly recommended.

Course Description: Discussion and problem solving related to fundamental principles of systemic physiology as presented in NPB 101.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 (can be concurrent); consent of instructor.

Course Description: Selected experiments to illustrate functional characteristics of organ systems discussed in NPB 101.

Prerequisite(s): ANS 100 or NPB 101 or NPB 110C.

Course Description: Basic principles of behavioral organization in vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Underlying physiological and ethological mechanisms. The evolution of behavior, with special emphasis on behavior under natural conditions.

Prerequisite(s): (BIS 001A, BIS 001B, BIS 001C) or (BIS 002A, BIS 002B, BIS 002C).

Course Description: Study of the quantitative concepts and exemplar models used in animal behavior.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 016B; NPB 102 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Cellular physiology with emphasis on membrane transport processes and neuronal physiology. Fundamental physical-chemical and biological mechanisms of membrane transport will be considered in relation to cytoplasmic homeostasis, communication between cells,and the cellular mechanisms of sensory and motor transduction.

Prerequisite(s): (BIS 103 or BIS 105); BIS 104; PHY 007C recommended.

Course Description: Experiments in the physical and chemical processes of cells and tissues.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101L; (BIS 103 or BIS 105).

Course Description: Design and execution of experiments in neurobiology, physiology, and/or behavior. Choose and design a project in consultation with the sponsoring faculty member.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 110A or NPB 100 or NPB 101 or NPB 102); NPB 199; and consent of instructor.

Course Description: Basics of cell signaling pathways, their disruption in disease, and their current utility and future potential as therapeutic targets. Focus is on signaling pathways specific to nervous, endocrine and immune systems, and those fundamental to all cells.

Prerequisite(s): BIS 102 or BIS 105.

Course Description: Hybrid course, consisting of limited in-person lectures and the rest laboratory exercises. Laboratory exercises are online, and require students to view and score videos of animal behavior in order to test behavioral hypotheses.

Course Description: Functional anatomy, motor control, and biomechanics of human movement understood in the context of body structures, basic principles of physics, and functional characteristics of muscle.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 007A; PHY 007B; NPB 101 or NPB 110C recommended; CHA 101 CHA 101L (same as EXB 106 EXB 106L) or equivalent recommended.

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Course Description: Major concepts in cell biology with special emphasis on connections between cell biology and behavior. Includes: cellular metabolism, cellular sensing and signaling, membrane structure-function, molecular switches, electrical and chemical signaling, endocrine signaling, cell cycle and differentiation, cytoskeleton, and integrative examples. May be taught abroad.

Prerequisite(s): (BIS 002A, BIS 002B); (CHE 002B or CHE 003A); PHY 007A and PHY 007B recommended; BIS 002C recommended.

Course Description: Core concepts of neurobiology including single-neuron biophysics, synapses and transmitters, neuronal development, motor systems, central pattern generation, neuronal circuits, intracellular signal transduction, sensory processing, multisensory integration, autonomic nervous system, neuromodulation, learning and memory, and higher cognition and disease.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110A C- or better; PHY 007A and PHY 007B recommended.

Course Description: Focuses on the structure, function, and interactions of human and other animal organ systems in homeostasis and reproduction, and the response to perturbations of homeostasis; neural and endocrine signaling; skeletal muscle and movement; cardiovascular and respiratory systems; renal, digestive, immune, and reproductive physiology.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110A C- or better; PHY 007A; PHY 007B and PHY 007C recommended.

Course Description: Selected comprehensive experiments in the autonomic nervous system and the cardiovascular, respiratory, and neuromuscular systems. Emphasis on conceptual and methodological approaches in demonstrating the physiology of organ systems.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101L.

Course Description: Intense and advanced presentation of concepts in cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal physiology including discussion of acid-base balance.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 110C or NPB 101); CHE 008B, PHY 007B and PHY 007C recommended.

Course Description: Gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology. Digestion, secretion, absorption, motility, comparative physiology and pathology. Strong emphasis on neural and hormonal regulation and on cellular mechanisms of secretion and absorption.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 110C or NPB 101); BIS 105 or BIS 103 recommended, BIS 105 preferred.

Course Description: Adaptive and maladaptive physiological responses to acute and chronic stress in mammals, with emphasis on humans. Role of endocrine and autonomic nervous system in stress response. Prenatal and postnatal effects of stress on cognitive and affective development. Wellness interventions.

Prerequisite(s): BIS 002A C- or better; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Physiology of the various systems of birds with emphasis on digestion, respiration, excretion, and endocrine systems.

Prerequisite(s): (BIS 002A, BIS 002B); CHE 002B; NPB 101 or NPB 110C strongly recommended.

Course Description: Comparative biomechanics, exploring how animals and other organisms interact with their physical environment. Animal locomotion, form and function of morphological traits, mechanical properties of biological materials, and rules for fluid flow and structural design. Biomechanical concepts through hands-on exercises, quantitative problem sets, and readings from the scientific literature.

Prerequisite(s): (MAT 012 or MAT 016A or MAT 017A or MAT 021A or MAT 021AH or MAT 021M); (PHY 001A or PHY 007A or PHY 009A); (BIS 002A or BIS 002B or BIS 002C or BIS 010); or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Molecular and genetic basis of aging and senescence in various model organisms, from yeast to mammals. Organ and system level changes that take place as organisms age and their impact on their fitness and outcomes. The role of inflammation as a key contributor to aging. Mechanisms of common diseases of aging including: Alzheimer's, arthritis, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis. Theories of Aging. Ageism in modern society. Course is based on reading and evaluating primary literature.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 or NPB 110C or ANS 100.

Course Description: Physiological mechanisms related to reproduction, breeding efficiency and fertility, with special reference to domestic animals.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 or NPB 110C or ANS 100.

Course Description: Experiments on the reproductive systems of domestic animals including male and female gametes.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 121 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Hormonal control of development, maturation and senescence from the cellular to organismal level, with emphasis on the human. Prenatal and neonatal life, childhood and adolescence, adulthood and pregnancy, as well as the endocrinology of aging.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101.

Course Description: Functional anatomy of major organ systems in vertebrates. Each system examined from cellular to gross level in fish, birds, and mammals. Emphasis on how differentiated cell types are integrated into tissues and organs to perform diverse physiological functions.

Prerequisite(s): (BIS 001A, BIS 001B) or (BIS 002A, BIS 002B).

Course Description: Overview of the neuroanatomy in mammalian vertebrates, focusing on the cerebral cortex and experimental techniques. Examine changes or modifications to neural structures as a result of morphological or behavioral specializations.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 or NPB 100 or NPB 110B or PSC 121.

Course Description: Comparative neuroanatomy laboratory illustrating modern neuroanatomical techniques in determining neural connections within the mammalian brain. Includes experimentation and presentation of results.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 124 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Basic physiological mechanisms involved in sensory systems. Comparative approach to considerations of mechanosensitive systems (audition, lateral lines, touch, echolocation, equilibrium), chemosensitive systems (olfaction, taste, pheromones), photosensitive systems (vision, infrared detection, UV detection), electroreception, and pain. Emphasis on receptors.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 101.

Course Description: Comparison of physiological functions in the animal kingdom: animal hormones and their functions.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101.

Course Description: Advanced presentation of concepts in endocrinology with emphasis on the role of hormones in reproduction, metabolism, and disease.

Prerequisite(s): (ANS 100 or NPB 101 or NPB 110C).

Course Description: Biochemical, physiological, genetic, and nutritional causes of important medical problems such as obesity, anorexia, heart disease and diabetes.

Prerequisite(s): BIS 001A or BIS 002A; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Genetic contributions to brain evolution, development and disorders. Topics include evolution of genomic programs of neurodevelopment and the role of genetics in autism, intellectual disability, and schizophrenia.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110B or NPB 100; or consent of instructor. BIS 101 recommended.

Course Description: Immunology for undergrads interested in physiology aimed at understanding the physiological role of immune responses. Illustrated with examples of human diseases including diabetes, allergies and asthma, and emerging diseases such as Ebola and Zika.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 C- or better or NPB 110C C- or better; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Neural networks as models of brain function and as powerful tools in machine learning. How neuroscience and machine learning have shaped each other. Applications of machine learning tools to biological research and health.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 017C C or better or MAT 021B C or better; or consent of Instructor; some background in neuroscience, cognitive science or programming (any one of the three) is recommended.

Course Description: Lectures by leading authorities and discussion of the latest research in newly emerging areas in physiology. Offered every fourth year.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100; NPB 101; NPB 102 (can be concurrent).

Course Description: Physiological aspects of interactions of organisms and environmental, cellular, system, and organismal levels. Emphasis on regulatory responses/mechanisms to thermal, pressure, gravity and light environmental variables.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 or NPB 110C; BIS 102 recommended.

Course Description: Comparison of the neurobiology and physiology of mental health to the pathophysiology of mental illness. Causative factors of mental illness (e.g., genetic, social, environmental) through a neurobiology and pathophysiology lens (e.g., neurotransmission, neuroimmunology, nervous system malfunction).

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 C- or better; or NPB 110B C- or better; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Advanced integrative survey of biological principles of behavioral organization, emphasizing historical roots, current research directions, conceptual issues and controversies. Laboratory exercises on the description and analysis of the behavior of captive and free-living animals.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 102 or PSC 101; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Endocrine physiology with an emphasis on the principles of behavior. Fundamental relationships between hormones and various behaviors engaged in by the organism during its lifetime. Role of hormones in behavioral homeostasis, social behavior, reproductive behavior, parental behavior, adaptation to stress.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 101 or NPB 110C); (NPB 102 or PSC 101).

Course Description: Normal regulation of blood glucose contrasted with dysfunction in diabetes. Types of diabetes, physiological consequences of diabetes, as well as current and future medications and treatments.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110C or NPB 101.

Course Description: Centers on fundamental mechanisms and pathophysiological basis for animal and human diseases. Case-based and uses animal and human diseases to help exemplify the physiological consequences of organ dysfunction.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 101 B+ or better or NPB 110C B+ or better; consent of instructor.

Course Description: Lectures by leading authorities and discussion of the latest research in newly emerging areas in behavioral biology. Offered every fourth year.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 100, NPB 101, NPB 102) or (NPB 110A, NPB 110B, NPB 110C).

Course Description: Issues, theoretical concepts, and methodologies in developmental neurobiology. Topics include prenatal and postnatal differentiation of neurons, and plasticity in the mature and aging brain. Integration of neurochemical, structural, physiological and behavioral perspectives.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 101 or NPB 110B.

Course Description: Relationship between brain and behavior. Identification and analysis of the relevant neural circuits involved. Examples of systems to be considered are birdsong, locomotion, echolocation.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 101 or NPB 110B.

Course Description: Concepts and techniques in systems neuroscience: e.g., measuring and manipulating neural activity, structure of neocortex, sensory processing, motor control, storage of information, neural codes, neural mechanisms underlying cognitive functions.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 110B; or equivalent basic neuroscience training with consent of instructor.

Course Description: Structure and function of the mammalian visual system, from the formation of images on the retina through visually guided behavior and perception. Emphasis on biological mechanisms underlying vision.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 110B or PSC 101.

Course Description: Interdisciplinary approach to speech perception with emphasis on functional neuroanatomy and behavior. Topics include auditory processing in time and space, intelligibility in noisy environments, visual speech, evolution of vocal communication, models of speech perception, development, and hearing impairment.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110B or NPB 100 or NPB 101; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Introduction to mathematics techniques used in neuroscience. Applications to neuroscience of differential equations, linear algebra, Fourier transforms, correlation and convolution, and probability theory.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 100 or NPB 110B); (MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C) or (MAT 017A, MAT 017B, MAT 017C) or (MAT 021A, MAT 021B, MAT 021C); or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Mathematical models and data analysis techniques used to describe computations performed by nervous systems. Lecture topics include single neuron biophysics, neural coding, network dynamics, memory, plasticity, and learning. Lab topics include programming mathematical models and data analysis techniques in MATLAB.

Prerequisite(s): (NPB 100 or NPB 110B); (MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C) or (MAT 017A, MAT 017B, MAT 017C) or (MAT 021A, MAT 021B, MAT 021C); or consent of instructor; PHY 007A, PHY 007B or equivalent recommended.

Course Description: Neurobiological basis for the effects and mechanisms of action of drugs with addictive potential, including opiates (morphine, heroin, methadone), amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, marijuana (cannabinoids), alcohol, caffeine, and mind-altering drugs such as LSD and antidepressants.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 110B or NPB 110C or NPB 101; or equivalents.

Course Description: Lectures by leading authorities and discussion of the latest research in newly emerging areas in neurobiology. Offered every fourth year.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 110A.

Course Description: Explores the complex interactions of the nervous and immune systems, and examine how the systems function together to serve homeostasis, behavior, and disease (such as Alzheimer's, autism, and multiple sclerosis).

Prerequisite(s): BIS 002A; (NPB 012 (can be concurrent) or NPB 100 (can be concurrent) or NPB 110B (can be concurrent)); or consent of instructor; completion of PMI 126 or MMI 188 recommended prior to this course.

Course Description: Topographic map connection is a fundamental principle for establishing neural network in the brain. Provides comprehensive understanding of the current concepts of map formation in various sensory and motor nervous systems.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 C- or better or NPB 110B C- or better; or equivalent basic neuroscience training with consent of instructor.

Course Description: Examination of brain disorders from a basic science perspective to gain insights into the mechanisms of their action. Genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit, and environmental basis of a variety of brain disorders. How insights about underlying mechanisms may lead to the development of improved therapies.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 110B or NPB 100; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Research findings and methods in neurobiology, physiology, and/or behavior. Presentation and discussion of research by faculty and students.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 199 (can be concurrent); and consent of instructor; upper division standing in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior or related biological science; NPB 199 required concurrently.

Course Description: Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in neurobiology, physiology, & behavior.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; completion of 84 units.

Course Description: Honors project in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. Laboratory research on a specific question. Project is developed with the sponsoring faculty member and approved by the student’s Honors Thesis Committee. Honors thesis to be submitted upon completion of the project.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; minimum 3.500 GPA in courses counted toward major; approval by the master advisor.

Course Description: Honors project in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. Laboratory research on a specific question. Project is developed with the sponsoring faculty member and approved by the student’s Honors Thesis Committee. Honors thesis to be submitted upon completion of the project.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; minimum 3.500 GPA in courses counted toward major; approval by the master advisor.

Course Description: Honors project in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. Laboratory research on a specific question. Project is developed with the sponsoring faculty member and approved by the student’s Honors Thesis Committee. Honors thesis to be submitted upon completion of the project.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; minimum 3.500 GPA in courses counted toward major; approval by the master advisor.

Course Description: Assisting the instructor by tutoring students in one of the Department's regular courses.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; upper division standing.

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Course Description: Directed group study. May be taught abroad.

Course Description: Special study for advanced undergraduates.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Critical presentation and discussion of the most influential advanced issues in neuroimaging, emphasizing fMRI design/analysis and the integration of fMRI with EEG/MEG.

Prerequisite(s): PSC 210; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Theory and practical application of light and fluorescence microscopy in the biological sciences. Laboratory component focuses on an optics bench, where we build simple compound and confocal microscopes on an optical rail.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Study in depth of a topic in avian physiology through development of a lecture with associated instructional materials such as lesson plan, readings, presentation, and evaluation aids.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 117 required concurrently; and consent of instructor; graduate standing.

Course Description: Advanced course on cellular and subcellular organization of the nervous system. Membrane channels, sensory transduction, synaptic transmission and cellular aspects of development and learning.

Course Description: Integrative and information-processing aspects of nervous system organization. Topics include sensory systems, motor function, sensorimotor integration, the limbic system, and the neurobiology of learning and memory.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Computational and mathematical techniques in modeling of regulatory and signaling phenomena in neurobiology and cell physiology, focusing on linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equation models. Applications include ion channel kinetics, electrical activity, signal transduction, calcium oscillations, and simple neural circuits.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: The theory, methods and principles of functional neurogenomics with emphasis on the relationship to molecular mechanisms involved in development and disease of the nervous system.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Structure and function of the visual system, with emphasis on the eye and retina, including optics, anatomy, transduction, retinal synapses, adaptation, and parallel processing.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 112; or the equivalent; graduate standing.

Course Description: Functions of the central visual pathways and their underlying mechanisms. Recent research on aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology, psychophysics, development, and genetics of the visual system.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; NPB 261A recommended.

Course Description: Causes and mechanistic bases of major blinding diseases. Recent research on aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology, psychophysics, development, and genetics of the visual system related to disease.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 261A; NPB 261B; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Modeling as a tool in systems neuroscience. Mathematical techniques will be introduced and used to explore advanced topics in echolocation, sound localization, electroreception, communications, and motor systems. Other topics include transforms, modeling assumptions, scales and linearity.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Mathematical models and data analysis techniques used to describe computations performed by nervous systems. Lecture topics include single-neuron biophysics, neural coding, network dynamics, memory, plasticity, and learning. Lab topics include programming mathematical models and data analysis techniques in MATLAB.

Prerequisite(s): One course in general Neuroscience at the level of NPB 100 or NPB 110B; one year college-level Calculus at the level of MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C or higher; one year Physics at the level of PHY 007A, PHY 007B, PHY 007C recommended; or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Teaches the do’s and don’ts of writing grants in the biomedical sciences and the mechanisms of the review process.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Core concepts and methods used in studies of learning, memory and plasticity. Behavioral paradigms and measurement approaches in human and animal studies of learning and plasticity, as well as a consideration of the functional, anatomical and neuronal mechanisms underlying brain plasticity.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or consent of instructor.

Course Description: Core concepts and detailed survey methods used in studies of learning, memory and plasticity, from the cellular and molecular level to the level of neural circuits. Areas of learning, memory, and plasticity research where recent progress has been made in linking across these levels of analysis.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 271A or NSC 271A or PSC 271A.

Course Description: Neurological disorders, the effect of these disorders on learning, memory and plasticity, approved therapeutic options and current research designed to improve understanding and treatment of these diseases: (i) the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and existing therapies, (ii) mechanistic studies in humans and animal models, and (iii) molecular pathways involved in the disease and approaches for drug discovery.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 271B or NSC 271B or PSC 271B.

Course Description: Literature in visual Neuroscience.

Course Description: In-depth exploration of topics in theoretical neuroscience. Topic varies each year. Fall quarter (287A): foundational material from books and review articles. Spring quarter (287B): continuation of year's topic through readings of seminal articles from the primary literature.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: In-depth exploration of topics in theoretical neuroscience. Topic varies each year. Fall quarter (287A): foundational material from books and review articles. Spring quarter (287B): continuation of year's topic through readings of seminal articles from the primary literature.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Course Description: Exploration of various important aspects of auditory physiology, behavior and psychophysics through review of original literature. New topic each quarter.

Prerequisite(s): NPB 100 or NPB 112 or NSC 222; or the equivalent.