2021 Frankensynapse examples
Course Objectives:
To learn about the most complex living structure in the universe -- the brain.
To understand how electrical signals in the brain are generated, propagated and received at the cellular/molecular level.
To describe the structure and function of the different areas of the brain.
To learn how our nervous system encodes signals from our environment.
To learn about how our motor system interacts with our sensory systems to create purposeful movement.
To describe the cellular and molecular basis of brain development and learning & memory.
To explore what goes wrong to produce disorders and diseases of the nervous system.