[Agvisors] FW: [UPAC] Changes to NRSC 381, PSIO 464 and new NROS courses!

Thu Oct 11 22:29:41 MST 2012

From: upac-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:upac-request at list.arizona.edu]
On Behalf Of Van Sickler, Becca - (beccav)
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:28 AM
To: upac at list.arizona.edu
Subject: [UPAC] Changes to NRSC 381, PSIO 464 and new NROS courses!

Hello Advisors,

I know some of you have NRSC 381- Animal Brains, Signals, Sex and Social
Behaviors and/or PSIO 464- Neurophysiology: A Sensorimotor Perspective
listed as electives for your majors. NRSC 381 is now being offered as NROS
381 (same course title). Nothing else about this course has changed except
for the designator. PSIO 464 is no longer being offered: the course has been
modified slightly and is now being offered as PSIO 465- Systems
Neurophysiology. 

If either of these courses are options for your students, please let them
know about the changes. Both of these courses will be offered in Spring
2013.

There are also several new NROS courses that some of you may find to be a
good fit for your major electives, or you may wish to advertise them to your
students as general electives. I've listed them below with short
descriptions and I'll be happy to provide syllabi as well, just let me know!

Best,

Becca

Becca Van Sickler

Program Coordinator, Senior

Department of Neuroscience 

NSCS Undergraduate Program

School of Mind, Brain and Behavior

Gould-Simpson 624 --  (520) 621-6643

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Note: all of these courses are currently offered in Spring only

NROS 307- Cellular Neurophysiology

TuTh 2:00-3:15

Instructor: Dr. Alan Nighorn

Course prerequisites: CHEM 151 and 152 with labs; MCB 181R and 181L; ECOL
182R and 182L

Molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying the signals within and
between neurons and glial cells. Examination of properties of individual
neurons followed by study of how these cells function in circuits and how
circuits can change with experience.  Emphasizes the importance of
experimental data and model systems to understand the functions of cells in
the nervous system.

NROS 330- Principles of Neuroanatomy: From Cells to Systems

MWF 1:00-1:50

Instructor: Dr. Sheena Brown

Course prerequisites: CHEM 151 and 152 with labs; MCB 181R and 181L; ECOL
182R and 182L

This course presents neuroanatomy in the context of nervous system function.
Rather than focusing on a single species, this course considers the
functions that nervous systems must provide and the anatomical strategies
used by diverse species to do so, with an emphasis on fundamental concepts
that are shared across much of the animal kingdom.  Hence, it is a
comparative neuroanatomy course. Examples of evolutionary convergence and
divergence are presented.  In addition, this course aims to be integrative:
(i) it deals with nervous system structure at multiple levels, from cellular
to regional to functional circuitry spanning the entire neuroaxis; (ii)
students will learn how a broad range of techniques can be used to reveal
neuroanatomical relationships.

NROS 381- Animal Brains, Signals, Sex, and Social Behaviors

TuTh 2:00-3:15

Instructor: Dr. Wulfila Gronenberg and Dr. Nicholas Strausfeld

Course prerequisites: Two Tier Two natural sciences courses

To introduce the relationship between the functional organization of brains
and signals in the animal world that elicit brain function resulting in
behavior actions. The course will provide students with an appreciation of
strategies used to observe, analyze, and study brain organization, relating
this to the study of animal behavior, particularly those behaviors involving
social and sexual interactions within a species.

NROS 430- Neurogenetics

TuTh 9:30-10:45

Instructor: Dr. Konrad Zinsmaier

Course prerequisites: MCB 181R

Neurogenetics deals with the molecular function of neural genes, their
molecular signaling pathways and their relation to neurological disorders.
It also provides a powerful methodology to examine molecular and cellular
mechanisms of neuronal patterning, migration, connectivity, and all aspects
of neuronal function including locomotion, perception, cognition, memory,
and behavior. This course teaches genetic approaches to study the nervous
system and provides insights into the genetic nature and genetic models of
neurological and psychiatric diseases.

NROS 487- To Know a Brain: A Neuorethical Approach

Discussion: Monday 2:00 - 3:40, Lectures: Wednesday 2:00 - 2:50

(This course isn't scheduled yet but should be very soon!) 

Instructors: Dr. Wulfila Gronenberg and Dr. Nicholas Strausfeld.

Course prerequisites: NSCS 200, NSCS 315, NSCS 320 and at least one
additional upper-division NROS or PSIO course, or consent of the instructor

To understand the forces and constraints affecting the evolution of animal
brains, hence animal behavior, and allowing brains to adapt to and perform
well under different and changing environmental conditions. The course will
provide students with an appreciation of strategies used to observe,
analyze, and study brain organization and function and will allow students
to relate their knowledge to the study of animal behavior in an evolutionary
context.

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