NROSCI 1012 - NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the functioning of neurons and synapses, the basic units responsible for fast communication within the nervous system. The course focuses on the elegant use of electrical mechanisms by the nervous system, and on the powerful quantitative approach to scientific investigation that is fundamental to neurophysiology. Topics include: principles of electric current flow exploited by the nervous system; the basis of the resting potential of neurons; the structure and function of voltage-gated and neurotransmitter-gated ion channels; the generation and propagation of action potentials; the physiology of fast synaptic communication.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: [NROSCI 1000 (MIN GRADE ‘B-‘) or NROSCI 1003 (MIN GRADE ‘B-“)] and (CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0770 or 0960 or 0102 or 0112) and (PHYS 0110 and 0111 or 0174 and 0175) and MATH 0220; PLAN: Neuroscience (BS or MN)

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