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NEUR 301.3: Fundamental Neuroscience Intercellular Communication
Cell to cell communication is central to all physiological systems. The focus of this course is on: 1) the ion channels that determine the electrical behaviour of neurons, 2) the mechanisms by which neurons and endocrine cells convert electrical activity into chemical signals, and 3) how those chemical signals act on neighbouring cells (i.e. during synaptic transmission), and on distant target cells (i.e. following endocrine release of hormones).
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): BMSC 207.3 or BIOL 317.3.
Note: The course content is a reorganization and condensation of what was previously offered in PHSI 337.3, PHSI 336.3, and PHSI 348.3. Students with credit for PHSI 336.3 or PHPY 301 cannot take this course for credit.
NEUR 334.3: Introductory Neuroanatomy
An introduction to the anatomy of the human brain and spinal cord through lectures and laboratory dissections.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours and 2 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): CPPS 310.3; OR NEUR 301.3 and NEUR 350.3 (NEUR 350 can be taken as a pre- or co-requisite).
Note: Students in the Biomedical Neuroscience major will be given preferential access to register in this course. Students with credit for ACB 334 cannot take this course for credit.
NEUR 350.3: Fundamental Neuroscience
This course is a comprehensive examination of the neurobiological mechanisms of brain function from single cells through systems level neuroscience.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): BMSC 207.3 or BIOL 317.3.
Note: Students with credit for HSC 350 or PHSI 349 may not take this course for credit.
NEUR 404.3: Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology
Technical advancements have allowed significant progress towards an understanding of the brain function and how drugs affect brain function. This course will discuss advances in neurophysiology and neuropharmacology within the context of a central theme. Examples of such themes are the neurobiology of pain, of psychiatric disorders, of neurodegenerative disorders, etc.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): NEUR 350.3, NEUR 301.3, and CPPS 306.3.
Note: Students with credit for PHPY 404.3 cannot receive credit for this course.
NEUR 405.3: Current Topics in Neuroscience
Leading edge and state-of-the-art research will be examined in a seminar-discussion format where students will present and assess selected publications from the current scientific literature on a variety of topics related to Neuroscience.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): 9 credit units from CPPS 325.3, NEUR 334.3, NEUR 301.3, or NEUR 350.3.
Note(s): This course is restricted to students in the Biomedical Neuroscience Program.
NEUR 420.3: Drugs and Behaviour
This course will focus on how drugs affect behaviour by altering brain processes such as perception, learning and memory, and the abnormal recruitment of neural circuits involved in motivation and reward. Recent technical advancements have allowed for significant progress in understanding how drugs affect brain function, and particular attention will be paid to these emerging techniques. Students will actively contribute to generating the content for this course.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): NEUR 301.3 and NEUR 350.3
Note: Students in the Biomedical Neuroscience major will be given preferential access to register in this course.
NEUR 432.6: Undergraduate Research Project in Neuroscience
A course in which fourth-year students undertake an experimental research project in a selected area of the neurosciences. The student research projects are directly supervised by a faculty member from the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Physiology. Students acquire hands-on experience in modern experimental techniques and approaches in the specific topic area of their project. Course evaluation is based on oral and poster presentations, a written research report, student effort, and laboratory performance. NEUR 432 is requirement for all students in the Honours NEUR degree program. However, non-honours NEUR students may request approval for NEUR 432 provided they have found a faculty member willing to supervise their research project.
Weekly hours:
3 Seminar/Discussion hours and 8 Reading hours
Permission of the department required.
NEUR 480.3: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
A central research theme in neuroscience is the neurobiological basis of Learning and Memory. This course examines the seminal primary research papers in this field in student led seminar class discussions. Attention will be given to the broad array of recent methodological advances that have proved invaluable for neuroscientific investigations into the underlying neural mechanisms of learning and memory.
Weekly hours:
3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): NEUR 301.3 and NEUR 350.3
Note: Students with credit for NEUR 404 taken in the Fall Term of 2021-2022 (202109) cannot receive credit for this course. Students in the Biomedical Neuroscience major will be given preferential access to register in this course.