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NB/Bi/CNS 150
Introduction to Neuroscience
10 units (4-0-6)  | third term
Prerequisites: Bi 8, 9, or instructor's permission.

General principles of the function and organization of nervous systems, providing both an overview of the subject and a foundation for advanced courses. Topics include the physical and chemical bases for action potentials, synaptic transmission, and sensory transduction; anatomy; development; sensory and motor pathways; memory and learning at the molecular, cellular, and systems level; and the neuroscience of brain diseases. Letter grades only.

Instructors: Adolphs, Lester