Bio 3411. Principles of the Nervous System

Professors: Lawrence Salkoff, Ph.D. and Thomas A. Woolsey, MD

The basic anatomical, physiological, and chemical organization of the nervous system; how nerve cells communicate with each other, the ionic basis of nerve signals, the function and properties of chemical agents in the nervous system, the development of neural circuitry, and how neurons interact to produce behavior. Prerequisite: Bio 3050; or Psych 340 and permission of instructor. Large class. Credit 3 units. L. Salkoff and staff


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