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NEUROBIO 402 Advanced Neurobiology and Physiology (1): This course highlights cutting-edge research in neurobiology and physiology through interactive research lectures and critical discussion of primary literature. Topics include neuronal signaling, hormone actions on the brain, circadian biology, and neurodegenerative disease.
NEUROBIO 499 Independent Study (1)(1)(1): Supervised individual work; does not fulfill requirements for thesis or dissertation. Quarters offered: fall, winter, spring.
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CSD 301 Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Mechanism (1): Anatomical and physiological mechanisms of breathing, phonation, and articulation. Laboratories include dissection and participation in physiological research.
CSD 302 Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Hearing Mechanism (1): Gross and fine structure; function of the peripheral auditory system. Prerequisites: CSD 307 or permission of instructor.
CSD 514 Seminar: Topics in Peripheral Auditory Neuroscience (1): Problems in the biophysics and physiology of hearing.
IGP 401 Biochemistry I (1): Structures and properties of proteins, nucleic acids, and polymers, complex and simple carbohydrates, and lipids; thermodynamic principles applied to biologic systems; molecules; structural correlates and functional expressions.
IGP 420 Molecular Basis of Drug Addiction (1): General principles of drug action at the molecular level. Topics: receptor theory, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, drug discovery, pharmacology of various important classes of therapeutic agents.
IGP 435 Receptors and Effectors (1): Integrated discussion of different superfamilies of signaling receptors and their effectors. Pathways discussed include G-protein linked, growth factors and cytokines, nuclear receptors and transcription factors.
IGP 440 Immunology (1): An integrated view of contemporary immunology: antigens, antibodies, humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, cellular interactions, and regulation of immune responses.
IGP 455 Developmental Biology (1): Survey of current models in mammalian and nonmammalian development. Discussion of experimental papers.
IGP 460 Cellular and Molecular Aspects of the Cytoskeleton (1): Structure, function, and biochemistry of major elements of the cytoskeleton; microtubules, intermediate filaments, and microfilaments. Topics include associated proteins, junctions, and cell movement.
IGP 480 Molecular Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (1): Current literature relating experimental approaches and recent discoveries in the fields of cell biology, virology, and molecular genetics to mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Advanced level.
PSYCH 312-1,2 Physiological Psychology (1)(1): First Quarter: Neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, sensory processes, and examples of electrophysiological substrates of behavior. Second Quarter: Neuroanatomical, electrophysiological, and biochemical substrates of learning, memory, attention, arousal, pleasure, pain, and biofeedback.
PSYCH 321 Neuroscience and Behavior Laboratory (1): Classical exercises in the physiological psychology laboratory, including brain stimulation, brain-wave recording, brain surgery, neurohistology, behavioral pharmacology, and electrophysiology.
PSYCH 324 Perception (1): Human perception, particularly vision. Also hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. Biological foundations, development, and disorders of perception. The senses' role in everyday life.
PSYCH 448 Sensory Processes (1): A structural and functional survey of behavior determined primarily by the sensory system. The special senses: vision, audition, gustation, and olfaction. The role of sensory responding in learning.
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