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2018-2019 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2018-2019 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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NROSCI 2012 - NEUROPHYSIOLOGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the electrical properties of nerve cells and the mechanisms by which nerve cells communicate. The following topics will be covered: electrical principles used by nerve cells, the basis of the resting potential, the function of voltage-dependent ionic channels, the mechanisms by which action potentials are generated, neurotransmitter receptor function, and the physiology of fast synaptic communication.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis
Course Requirements: PLAN: Neuroscience (MS, PHD) or Neurobiology (PHD)


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