Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MATHEMATICAL NEUROSCIENCE ***** Modeling of and computation by single neurons. Establish proficiency in the use of NEURON, a widely-used neurosimulation package, and so provide motivation and deliver a practical skill. From there, poke under NEURON's hood and derive the fundamental equations of neurodynamics and construct simple analytical and numerical procedures for their solution. ***** Also offered as CAAM 415.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE ***** Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience approaches to higher mental functions including sensation and perception, attention, motor control, and neuroplasticity. Other topics include basic neuroanatomy, experimental and clinical investigative methods and the historical and philosophical context of contemporary neuroscience. ***** Also offered as PSYC 575. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE II ***** Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive service approaches to higher mental functions including language, memory, executive functions, reasoning, and numerical processing. ***** Also offered as NEUR 502.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: OPTICAL IMAGING ***** This course includes a theoretical portion which will introduce the fundamentals of optical imaging of neural activity, present the devices that are employed, and review applications and discuss their results. In addition, in a practical part, students will design, set up, and perform simple in vitro experiments to gain practical experience with this exciting and powerful technology. ***** http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~neurosci/ for late breaking news on NEUR courses.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCEPTS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY ***** Rice University now offers a set of graduate level courses in Neuroscience many of which are taught, in part or in whole, by faculty from the nearby Baylor College of Medicine. Some of these courses are taught at Rice, some at Baylor, and some are split lectures at Rice and laboratories at Baylor. Rice students, including advanced undergraduates are encouraged to take these courses, many (but not all) of which are taught according to Rice's academic calendar. Because the specifics of these courses change frequently, prospective students are encouraged to visit the Neurosciences at Rice website www.ruf.rice.edu/~neurosci/. At that site you will find information about what students are eligible to enroll in, about which courses will be offered each semester and their classroom locations, and about the procedure required for enrolling.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE ***** Rice University now offers a set of graduate level courses in Neuroscience many of which are taught, in part or in whole, by faculty from the nearby Baylor College of Medicine. Some of these courses are taught at Rice, some at Baylor, and some are split lectures at Rice and laboratories at Baylor. Rice students, including advanced undergraduates are encouraged to take these courses, many (but not all) of which are taught according to Rice's academic calendar. Because the specifics of these courses change frequently, prospective students are encouraged to visit the Neurosciences at Rice websitewww.ruf.rice.edu/~neurosci/. At that site you will find information about what students are eligible to enroll in, about which courses will be offered each semester and their classroom locations, and about the procedure required for enrolling.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE CORE I ***** A broad introductory survey covering all aspects of neuroscience, team-taught by faculty from Baylor College of Medicine. Includes a lab at Baylor. This is the entry level neuroscience course for all Rice students. Please contact Dr. James Pomerantz if you wish to enroll. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE CORE II ***** A broad introductory survey covering all aspects of neuroscience, team-taught by faculty from Baylor College of Medicine. A continuation of NEUR 511, which is a prerequisite for NEUR 512. Course taught at Baylor. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: NEURAL DEVELOPMENT ***** An advanced graduate course focusing on molecular genetic studies. Integrates molecular patterning of nervous system with developmental neuroscience using a cross-species approach, with an emphasis on the visual system. Topics include the biochemical and genetic basis for neural plasticity, neurotrophic factors in neural development, and the molecular mechanism of growth core guidance and synapse formation.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SENSORY SYSTEMS ***** A two-part course covering sensory transduction in audition, touch, and the chemical senses, and a detailed coverage of the visual system, including retinal structures and central pathways, phototransduction, receptive fields, and functional organization in the cortex. ***** Enrollment limited to 10.

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TEN UNSOLVED QUESTIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE ***** Neuroscience has yet to establish its general principles. This course introduces the major topics including memory, sleep, consciousness, information in neural activity, emotions, plasticity, and intelligence. Each week's lecture introduces a new problem, addressing why the question is important, its history, current thinking, and what we have learned. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.