Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: VISITING RESEARCH

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 0

Description: Research conducted by visiting student scholars. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SCIENCE AND ART IN DIALOGUE: EXPERIMENT, IMAGINATION, AND THE INVENTION OF NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: We will take up the argument that "Proust was right about memory, Cezanne was uncannily accurate about the visual cortex, and Woolf pierced the mystery of consciousness," as we discuss aspects of the brain revealed by the texts, paintings, dishes and compositions of eight modern artists.

Long Title: ADVANCED COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 501. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 301 if student has credit for NEUR 501.

Long Title: ADVANCED COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive science approaches to higher mental functions, including language, memory, executive functions, reasoning, and numerical processing. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 502. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 302 if student has credit for NEUR 502.

Long Title: CELLULAR NEUROPHYSIOLOGY I&II

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 125 AND MATH 101

Description: Properties of excitable nerve membranes and chemical synapses; theory of ions in solutions, ion conduction through membranes, ion transport, linear cable theory, nonlinear properties of neurons, + stochastic properties of single ion channels, synaptic transmission, the role of calcium and transmitter release, + postsynaptic mechanism. Taught at Baylor College of Medicine; check NEUR website. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 504. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 304 if student has credit for NEUR 504. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OPTICAL IMAGING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 305 if student has credit for NEUR 505.

Long Title: CONCEPTS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the field of learning and memory. This field has exploded in the last few years with the introduction of new techniques, new approaches, and new concepts. The course will introduce the student to classical and modern concepts of learning and memory across all levels at which learning and memory is studied, including behavioral, anatomical, cellular, molecular and genetic levels of analysis. The basic concepts of learning and memory will also be related to known diseases of learning and memory. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 506. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 306 if student has credit for NEUR 506.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introductory graduate-level overview of cognitive neuroscience. The course will cover basics in history, neuroanatomy, methods of cognitive neuroscience, sensation and perception, control of action, learning and memory, emotion, language, attention, drugs and cognition, impulsivity, cognitive control, social cognition, and neurobiology of disease. This course is usually taught at the Texas Medical Center. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 508. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 308 if student has credit for NEUR 508.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FOR NEUROSCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Independent research in Rice Neuroscience faculty laboratories (or other Texas Medical Center laboratories.) Students spend at least 3 hours per week in the laboratory for each semester hour of credit. If taken for 3 or more hours, counts as one required 300+ level lab course. Requires a proposal abstract, weekly reports, and a research paper (fall semester) or a proposal abstract, weekly reports, and a poster presentation (spring semesters). Students wishing to perform their research in an off-campus lab must submit a completed application to the NEUR 310 instructor at least 2 weeks prior to the start of classes and may not register for fewer than 3 credit hours. Students are strongly advised to secure research advisors and register for the class well in advance of the start of classes. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an introduction to the recording of signals from live neurons using microscopic and electrophysiologic methods. The course introduces the basics of instrumentation in the recording of real time biologic signals. The course is designed to run in parallel with a lab course. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 518. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 318 if student has credit for NEUR 518.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE METHODS LAB

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: This is the laboratory course that is designed to run in parallel with the Introductory Neuroscience Methods lecture course. The Lab is designed to give students hands-on experience applying the ideas for real time recording of microscopic and neurophysiological signals. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 519. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 319 if student has credit for NEUR 519.

Long Title: ANALYSES OF NEURONAL FUNCTION

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will cover all basic aspects of the intrinsic electrophysiological properties of neurons and of synaptic transmission. It will also introduce principles of synaptic integration and plasticity. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 521. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 321 if student has credit for NEUR 521.

Long Title: BRAIN CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Anatomy and development of the nervous system is designed to introduce the student to the basic structure and function of the nervous system, and describe its rough development. It is intended for first year students without any specific advanced knowledge of neuroscience. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 522. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 322 if student has credit for NEUR 522. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GENETICS FOR NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course integrates genetics into neuroscience and is intended to teach neuroscience students how to tackle neurobiological problems using genetic strategies and tools. In the introduction, students will be exposed to the basic concepts in genetics. Strategies using model organisms from C.elegans to mice will be covered. Finally we will discuss genetic approaches in humans. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 523. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 323 if student has credit for NEUR 523.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A computational companion to NEUR 385. Introduction to Matlab programming and numerical methods for differential equations and data analysis. Solution of the Hodgkin Huxley equations. Investigation of threshold, firing rate, channel variety, and temperature effects. Calcium handing and synaptic plasticity. Modeling/Analyzing sensory input with application to the auditory system. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 531. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 331 if student has credit for NEUR 531.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A project oriented, hands on, computational companion to NEUR 380. The student will build and test mathematical models of the neural systems that subserve perception, learning, and behavior - with lecture each Tuesday followed by lab each Thursday.

Long Title: CELLULAR NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an upper level graduate treatment on the physiology and biophysics of nerve cell signaling. Topics to be covered include measurement and analysis of single events from ion channels to synaptic vesicle fusion, synaptic transmission and the relationship between calcium signaling and synaptic vesicle dynamics, short-term synaptic plasticity, and postsynaptic integration. This course is taught at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 535. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 335 if student has credit for NEUR 535.

Long Title: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers the molecular, cellular, and biochemical events that underlie neuronal function. Emphasis is placed on the basic chemistry and biology of cells residing the nervous system. The course also covers the structure and function of receptors, channels and pumps necessary for neuronal function and the neurochemistry of specific transmitter systems. The unique demand of neurons as specialized secretory cells is also covered. This course is taught at UTHSC. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 550. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 350 if student has credit for NEUR 550. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: EXPLORING THE LIVING BRAIN

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Survey of theory and research on how mental processes are carried out by the human brain, with an emphasis on relating measures of brain activity to cognitive functioning, methods surveyed included electro physiological recording techniques, functional imaging techniques and methods that involve lessoning or disrupting neural activity. Cross-list: PSYC 362.

Long Title: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 362 OR NEUR 362

Description: The objective is to equip the students of PSYC/NEUR 362 the tools on how to apply cognitive neuroscience techniques to health or clinical topics and to investigate sensorimotor and cognitive measures in a human model. The prereq may be taken the same semester as this class. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: PSYC 364, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 564. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 364 if student has credit for NEUR 564.

Long Title: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Covers some of the most important disorders of nervous system function. Exposes students to incidence, clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, current scientific models of causes/mechanisms of disorders of the adult brain: stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, seizure disorders, brian tumors, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brain/spinal cord injury, addiction, depression, and schizophrenia. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 576. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 376 if student has credit for NEUR 576.

Long Title: NEUROANATOMY: FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2 TO 3

Description: Anatomy and function of components of the nervous system with an emphasis on the central nervous system. This course is offered for Rice psychology graduate undergraduate students. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 577. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 377 if student has credit for NEUR 577.

Long Title: NEUROBIOLOGY OF SENSATION AND MOVEMENT

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of basic systems neuroscience. The course covers sensory transductions, development, and motor programming. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 579. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 379 if student has credit for NEUR 579.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE SYSTEMS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will provide a broad overview of the brain's neural systems that subserve perception, learning, and behavior. The course will be highly integrative with thematic content including functional organization of the nervous system, neural encoding and decoding, sensory systems, motor systems, and high-level concept processing. Cross-list: BIOC 380, PSYC 380. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101.

Long Title: PHYSIOLOGY OF VISUAL SYSTEM

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course provides an advanced level and comprehensive coverage of the physiology of the retina and visual cortex. Useful for graduate students and postdocs in neuroscience, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular genetics who are interested in visual information processing and brain function. Offered even years only. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 580. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 381 if student has credit for NEUR 580.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to methods and theories used to describe and understand neural information processing in the brain. Models covered will range from single neuron to networks for sensory, motor and learning tasks. Programming exercises will be done using Matlab. Cross-list: ELEC 382. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CAAM 210.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Cellular, molecular, and integrative mechanisms of neural function, including membrane and axon physiology, synaptic transmission and plasticity, and sensory and motor systems. Cross-list: BIOC 385.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 5

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 310 OR NEUR 485

Description: The Neuroscience Honors Research Program is a suite of courses offering our seniors and advanced juniors the opportunity to perform a two-semester, individual research project in a research laboratory in Neuroscience. Students having performed NEUR 310 research in an off-campus laboratory in the Texas Medical Center will also be eligible to apply to perform honors research in that laboratory. The Honors Research Program courses function as a set and must all be taken in the same academic year. Registration for any of the courses requires a commitment to register for all three. Requires at least 15 hours of laboratory research per week, a proposal (revised from application), monthly reports, and a formal progress report (abstract, aims, progress toward aims, discussion of results, plans for the spring semester). Prerequisites: strong performance in NEUR 310 or NEUR 485. Research professor recommendation required. Application for admission required. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 5

Prerequisite(s): (NEUR 310 OR NEUR 485) AND NEUR 401

Description: The Neuroscience Honors Research Program is a suite of courses offering our seniors and advanced juniors the opportunity to perform a two-semester, individual research project in a research laboratory in Neuroscience. Students having performed NEUR 310 research in an off-campus laboratory in the Texas Medical Center will also be eligible to apply to perform honors research in that laboratory. Registration for any of the courses requires a commitment to register for all three. Requires at least 15 hours of laboratory research per week, monthly reports, a thesis (substantial research paper) and a poster presentation at the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Must register for corequisite: NEUR 412. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: NEUROLINGUISTICS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of language and the brain. Includes localization of speech, language, and memory functions, hemispheric dominance, pathologies of speech and language associated with brain damage, and hypotheses of the representation and operation of linguistic information in the cortex. Cross-list: ANTH 411, LING 411.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): (NEUR 310 OR NEUR 485) AND NEUR 401

Description: This companion seminar requires attendance at course meetings and a formal scientific presentation of research performed while enrolled in the Honors Research Program. Must register for corequisite: NEUR 402. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORETICAL NEUROSCIENCE: FROM CELLS TO LEARNING SYSTEMS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MATH 211 OR CAAM 335 OR MATH 355

Description: We present the theoretical foundations of cellular and systems neuroscience from distinctly quantitative point of view. We develop the mathematical and computational tools as they are needed to model, analyze, visualize and interpret a broad range of experimental data. This course is independent, but complementary to NEUR 416. Cross-list: CAAM 415, ELEC 488, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 615. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 415 if student has credit for NEUR 615.

Long Title: THEORETICAL NEUROSCIENCE II: NETWORKS AND LEARNING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: How does the brain work? Understanding the brain requires sophisticated theories to make sense of the collective actions of billions of neurons and trillions of synapses. Word theories are not enough; we need mathematical theories. The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the mathematical theories of learning and computation by neural systems. These theories use concepts from dynamical systems (attractors, chaos) and concepts from statistics (information, uncertainty, inference) to relate the dynamics and function of neural networks. We will apply these theories to sensory computation, learning and memory, and motor control. Our learning objectives are for you to formalize and mathematically answer questions about neural computations including “what does a network compute?”, “how does it compute?”, and “why does it compute that way?” Prerequisites: knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and probability and statistics. Cross-list: CAAM 416, ELEC 489. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CAAM 415 or NEUR 415.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN NEUROIMAGING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of methods and results for human brain imaging. Describes the physical and physiological mechanisms of image formation. Provides examples from clinical and basic research, particularly in visual cortex. Emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging, but surveys other imaging modalities including PET, optical, and EEG/MEG source localization. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine.

Long Title: ELECTRICAL SIGNALING IN THE BRAIN

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Electrical Signaling in the Brain covers the basics concepts of electrical signaling from the proteins involved, biophysical principles and computational methods required to understand measure and characterize electrical signaling in the brain. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEURAL ENGINEERING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the brain. Includes basic electrophysiology of nerve and muscle. Develops mathematical models of neurons, synaptic transmission and natural neural networks. Leads to a discussion of neuromorphic circuits which can represent neuron and neural network behavior in silicon. Recommendation: Knowledge of electrical circuits, operational amplifier circuits and ordinary differential equations. Involves programming Matlab. Cross-list: BIOE 481, ELEC 481, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 583. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of basic electrical and operational amplifier circuits; and ordinary differential equations. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 481 if student has credit for NEUR 583.

Long Title: ADVANCED COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: PSYC 575, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 301. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 501 if student has credit for NEUR 301.

Long Title: ADVANCED COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive science approaches to higher mental functions, including language, memory, executive functions, reasoning, and numerical processing. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: PSYC 576, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 302. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 502 if student has credit for NEUR 302.

Long Title: CELLULAR NEUROPHYSIOLOGY I & II

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 125 AND MATH 101

Description: Properties of excitable nerve membranes and chemical synapses; theory of ions in solutions, ion conduction through membranes, ion transport, linear cable theory, nonlinear properties of neurons, + stochastic properties of single ion channels, synaptic transmission, the role of calcium and transmitter release, + postsynaptic mechanism. Taught at Baylor College of Medicine; check NEUR website. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 304. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 504 if student has credit for NEUR 304. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OPTICAL IMAGING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 305. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 505 if student has credit for NEUR 305.

Long Title: CONCEPTS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the field of learning and memory. This field has exploded in the last few years with the introduction of new techniques, new approaches, and new concepts. The course will introduce the student to classical and modern concepts of learning and memory across all levels at which learning and memory is studied, including behavioral, anatomical, cellular, molecular and genetic levels of analysis. The basic concepts of learning and memory will also be related to known diseases of learning and memory. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 306. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 506 if student has credit for NEUR 306.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introductory graduate-level overview of cognitive neuroscience. The course will cover basics in history, neuroanatomy, methods of cognitive neuroscience, sensation and perception, control of action, learning and memory, emotion, language, attention, drugs and cognition, impulsivity, cognitive control, social cognition, and neurobiology of disease. This course is usually taught at the Texas Medical Center. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: PSYC 574, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 308. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 508 if student has credit for NEUR 308.

Long Title: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The objectives of this course are to examine how pharmacological agents have been used to elucidate the function of neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system. In addition, the mechanism of some clinically effective drugs are reviewed in terms of the structure and function of the brain. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: NEURAL DEVELOPMENT

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SENSORY SYSTEMS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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, photo transduction, receptive fields, and functional organization in the cortex. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MECHANISMS OF MEMORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Synthesizes our understanding of the mechanism of higher-order memory formation covering learning theory, cellular physiology and biochemistry and discussing memory disorders. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an introduction to the recording of signals from live neurons using microscopic and electrophysiologic methods. The course introduces the basics of instrumentation in the recording of real time biologic signals. The course is designed to run in parallel with a lab course. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 318. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 518 if student has credit for NEUR 318.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE METHODS LAB

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: This is the laboratory course that is designed to run in parallel with the Introductory Neuroscience Methods lecture course. The Lab is designed to give students hands-on experience applying the ideas for real time recording of microscopic and neurophysiological signals. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 319. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 519 if student has credit for NEUR 319.

Long Title: TEN UNSOLVED QUESTIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ANALYSES OF NEURONAL FUNCTION

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will cover all basic aspects of the intrinsic electrophysiological properties of neurons and of synaptic transmission. It will also introduce principles of synaptic integration and plasticity. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 321. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 521 if student has credit for NEUR 321.

Long Title: BRAIN CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Anatomy and development of the nervous system is designed to introduce the graduate student to the basic structure and function of the nervous system, and describe its rough development. It is intended for first year graduate students without any specific advanced knowledge of neuroscience. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 322. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 522 if student has credit for NEUR 322.

Long Title: GENETICS FOR NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course integrates genetics into neuroscience and is intended to teach neuroscience students how to tackle neurobiological problems using genetic strategies and tools. In the introduction, students will be exposed to the basic concepts in genetics. Strategies using model organisms from C.elegans to mice will be covered. Finally we will discuss genetic approaches in humans. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 323. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 523 if student has credit for NEUR 323.

Long Title: NEUROSCIENCE AND LAW

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course addresses how the modern understanding of brain function will intersect with the making of law, the punishment of criminals, and the development of new rehabilitation strategies. The readings will bring together a unique conjunction of neurobiology, legal scholarship, and policy making. The goals of the course will be to facilitate an understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of behaviors that are subject to legal consequences for individuals and groups, and using this emerging base of scientific information to design modern, evidence-based policy.

Long Title: THEORY, CONTENT, AND EXECTUION IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to become successful cognitive neuroscientists. Students will receive instruction in designing experiments and analyzing data, selecting research topics, relating theory to their work and how to say up to date on current research. This course is taught at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A computational companion to NEUR 385. Introduction to Matlab programming and numerical methods for differential equations and data analysis. Solution of the Hodgkin Huxley equations. Investigation of threshold, firing rate, channel variety, and temperature effects. Calcium handing and synaptic plasticity. Modeling/Analyzing sensory input with application to the auditory system. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 331. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 531 if student has credit for NEUR 331.

Long Title: CELLULAR NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an upper level graduate treatment on the physiology and biophysics of nerve cell signaling. Topics to be covered include measurement and analysis of single events from ion channels to synaptic vesicle fusion, synaptic transmission and the relationship between calcium signaling and synaptic vesicle dynamics, short-term synaptic plasticity, and postsynaptic integration. This course is taught at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 335. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 535 if student has credit for NEUR 335. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE NEUROANATOMY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers a broad overview of the structure and function of the central nervous system. The general architecture of the nervous system and its function systems are present in a series of online exercise. MRIs of brain anatomy, as commonly presented in the scientific literature, will be presented using a computerized learning system. This course is taught at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers the molecular, cellular, and biochemical events that underlie neuronal function. Emphasis is placed on the basic chemistry and biology of cells residing the nervous system. The course also covers the structure and function of receptors, channels and pumps necessary for neuronal function and the neurochemistry of specific transmitter systems. The unique demand of neurons as specialized secretory cells is also covered. This course is taught at UTHSC. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 350. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 550 if student has credit for NEUR 350. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: The objective is to equip the students of PSYC/NEUR 362 the tools on how to apply cognitive neuroscience techniques to health or clinical topics and to investigate sensorimotor and cognitive measures in a human model. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: PSYC 564, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 364. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 564 if student has credit for NEUR 364.

Long Title: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Covers some of the most important disorders of nervous system function. Exposes students to incidence, clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, current scientific models of causes/mechanisms of disorders of the adult brain: stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, seizure disorders, brian tumors, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brain/spinal cord injury, addiction, depression, and schizophrenia. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 376. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 576 if student has credit for NEUR 376.

Long Title: NEUROANATOMY: FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2 TO 3

Description: Anatomy and function of components of the nervous system with an emphasis on the central nervous system. This course is offered for Rice psychology graduate undergraduate students. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 377. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 577 if student has credit for NEUR 377.

Long Title: HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTION

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Aspects of systems' neuroscience related to higher brain function: (1) role of limbic system in higher brain functions, (2) role of the extended amygdala and the mesolimbic system in reward and addiction, (3) discussion of human brain processes including decision making, goal directed learning and representation of self and others. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 578 if student has credit for NEUR 378.

Long Title: NEUROBIOLOGY OF SENSATION AND MOVEMENT

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of basic systems neuroscience. The course covers sensory transductions, development, and motor programming. Course taught at Baylor College of Medicine. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 379. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 579 if student has credit for NEUR 379.

Long Title: PHYSIOLOGY OF VISUAL SYSTEM

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course provides an advanced level and comprehensive coverage of the physiology of the retina and visual cortex. Useful for graduate students and postdocs in neuroscience, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular genetics who are interested in visual information processing and brain function. Offered even years only. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 381. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 580 if student has credit for NEUR 381.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEURAL ENGINEERING

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the brain. Includes basic electrophysiology of nerve and muscle. Develops mathematical models of neurons, synaptic transmission and natural neural networks. Leads to a discussion of neuromorphic circuits which can represent neuron and neural network behavior in silicon. Recommendation: Knowledge of electrical circuits, operational amplifier circuits and ordinary differential equations. Involves programming Matlab. Cross-list: BIOE 583, ELEC 583, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 481. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of basic electrical and operational amplifier circuits; and ordinary differential equations. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 583 if student has credit for NEUR 481.

Long Title: THEORETICAL NEUROSCIENCE: FROM CELLS TO LEARNING SYSTEMS

Department: Neuroscience

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: We present the theoretical foundations of cellular and systems neuroscience from distinctly quantitative point of view. We develop the mathematical and computational tools as they are needed to model, analyze, visualize and interpret a broad range of experimental data. Additional course work required beyond the undergraduate course requirements. Cross-list: CAAM 615, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: NEUR 415. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for NEUR 615 if student has credit for NEUR 415.