Overview
Description
Guided exercises and student-designed projects to provide training in techniques to study neural mechanisms underlying development and behavior.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior or Senior standing
BIOL 475PSY 403
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Junior or Senior standing; BIOL 475 or PSY 403 .
Units
Laboratory Studio2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO14
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- present and evaluate alternative technical approaches to neuroscience research, especially regarding commonly employed experimental techniques.
- perform experimental techniques in a laboratory setting, including: fluorescent microscopy, extracellular electrophysiology, and behavioral analysis in invertebrates and humans.
- record all data and present for evaluation: organized records and reports containing experimental protocol, results, and data analysis.
- show competency in experimental research including record keeping, by designing, executing, and presenting a short research project.
- describe data analysis for electroencephalography techniques.
- prepare and deliver a Neuroscience Presentation to public audience, such as K-12 classroom, write report on experience to synthesize value of outreach experience.