Introduction to Neurobiology
XB160 (4 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
Important: Special academic policies apply to XB courses.An introductory neurobiology course designed to provide a general understanding of the nervous system including how it functions, how it develops, and how it changes with learning and memory. The breadth of the course is from the level of molecules to cells to simple circuits to complex networks to higher brain functions, including special sections on brain diseases. This course is geared for students who already have some background in the biological sciences. UC Berkeley-matriculated undergraduate students may have XB coursework included with grade points on their Berkeley campus transcripts.
Prerequisites: College-level courses in general biology and physics.
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and to enroll.
Mon. June 2, Berkeley
NATALIA CAPORALE, B.S., did her graduate work at UC Berkeley in the Neuroscience Department. She has taught neuroscience at UC Berkeley, and physiology at the University of Buenos Aires. Her research focuses on the neural basis of learning and memory, and she is interested in the mechanisms underlying visual perceptual learning in adults. She was the recipient of the fall 2004 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award.
- 20 meetings
- June 2 to Aug. 6: Mon. and Wed., 7-10 pm
- Berkeley: 151 Barrows Hall, UC campus
- $850 (EDP 404764)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
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Principles of Neural Science
Author: Eric R. Kandel, J.H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Edition: 4th Rev.
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0071120009
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
Author: Oliver Sacks
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication Year: 1998
ISBN: 0684853949
Sections closed for enrollment
Thurs. Jan. 24, San Francisco
ANISA YOUNG, M.S., recently completed graduate work in molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley. Her dissertation focused on the structural characterization of insoluble prion fibrils. Young graduated from Carleton College with a major in biology and a minor in cognitive studies. She has strong interests in neurodegenerative diseases and neural stem cells.Revised class schedule in red.
- 17 meetings
- Jan. 24 to May 22: Thurs., 7-10 pm (no meeting March 27); also
Feb. 9 and April 12: Sat., 10 am-2:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 205, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $850 (EDP 413336)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.