Critical reading and discussion of current papers from the neuroscience literature, and discussion of other relevant topics such as ethics and career and professional skills development. Grading based on attendance and participation. Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Neuroscience Ph.D. program or consent of instructor.
Survey of current research in modern neuroscience. 0 or 1 graduate hours. No professional credit. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated.
The second course in a two-course series. An introduction for graduate students to the breadth and inter-disciplinary nature of neuroscience, focusing on fundamental papers in the field, as well as current research by faculty of the Neuroscience Program (NSP). Multiple NSP faculty participate. Topics include cognitive and clinical neuroscience, auditory and systems neuroscience, and neural engineering. Emphasizes critical thinking, concepts, and methods rather than facts, and is discussion-based. The last two weeks comprise student-led teaching modules. Same as MCB 543 and PSYC 543. 3 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: NEUR 542 or consent of instructor.
Individual topics of research supervised by Neuroscience faculty. Usually taken in one of the eight Neuroscience concentration areas: 1) neuroanatomy, 2) neurophysiology, 3) cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, 4) neurochemistry, neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology, 5) neuroendocrinology and neuroimmunology, 6) developmental genetic and molecular neuroscience, 7) clinical and biomedical neuroscience, 8) computational neuroscience. Typically taken by students before they choose their thesis topic. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Research on the thesis topic and preparation of the thesis. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.