NROSCI 1041 - DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide an overview of issues that govern the developmental assembly of a complex nervous system. Topics covered include formation of neural tube and neural crest, birth and proliferation of neurons, cell migration, neuronal differentiation, molecular control of neural development, synapse formation, neuron-target interactions, and synaptic plasticity. These topics will be discussed in the context of experimental results obtained by anatomical, biochemical and electrophysiological techniques using vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: NROSCI 1000 or NROSCI 1003; MIN GRADE: 'B-' for listed courses; PLAN: Neuroscience (BS or MN)

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