Subject: Neuroscience
Credit units: 3
Offered: Term 1 only
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College: Medicine
Department: Anat Physio Pharma

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).

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.

For full details about upcoming courses, refer to the class search tool or, if you are a current student, the registration channel in PAWS.

• Class search
• Registration channel

The syllabus is a public document that provides detail about a class, such as the schedule of activities, learning outcomes, and weighting of assignments and examinations.

Once an instructor has made their syllabus publicly available on USask’s Learning Management System, it will appear below. Please note that the examples provided below do not represent a complete set of current or previous syllabus material. Rather, they are presented solely for the purpose of indicating what may be required for a given class. Unless otherwise specifically stated on the content, the copyright for all materials in each course belongs to the instructor whose name is associated with that course. The syllabus is the intellectual property of instructors or the university.

For more information, visit the Academic Courses Policy , the Syllabus page for instructors , or for students your Academic Advising office.

• Bookstore Textbook Search
• Library Reserves Search
• USask Tutoring Network