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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • HST.131 (Fall 2005) 
  • Course Title:
  • Introduction to Neuroscience 
  • Course Level:
  • Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Health Sciences and Technology 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Dr. David Corey 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • HST.131 Introduction to Neuroscience



    Fall 2005




    Course Highlights


    This course features assignments and a full bibliography of readings.


    Course Description


    The course will span modern neuroscience from molecular neurobiology to perception and cognition, including the following major topics: anatomy and development of the brain; cell biology of neurons and glia; ion channels and electrical signaling; synaptic transmission, integration, and chemical systems of the brain; sensory systems, from transduction to perception; motor systems; and higher brain functions dealing with memory, language, and affective disorders.


    Technical Requirements


    Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .dll and .exe.

     

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