Special Topics lab: Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

Special Topics lab

Special Topics in Neuroscience: Applied Statistics in Neuroscience

This discussion-based course provides students with an advanced application of topics in neuroscience related to neuroplasticity and neurodegeneration. The goal of this course is to provide you with a more sophisticated appreciation of the current perspectives of the biological basis of neuroplasticity and neurodegeneration.  The selected topics are associated with a variety of neuropsychological abilities including emotion, plasticity, perception, and cognition.  Topics will be further analyzed through group discussions, writing assignments and in-class activities. Students will apply cellular/molecular, systems, and behavioral perspectives to course content. Throughout the term, students will read, analyze, present, and discuss research related to how malleable our nervous system is. 

Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.

Focused on multidisciplinary perspectives in neuroscience, this course requires that students utilize and apply the skills and knowledge developed over the course of their major.

Students will learn fundamental techniques and methods in neuroscience from activities, experiments, and problem-based study of the neural substrates of animal behavior. For Neuroscience Majors.