Prereq: GMS MS 703 or consent of instructor. Lectures, discussion, and readings on current issues relating to prenatal development, postnatal plasticity, and senescense of the brain. Emphasis is placed on comparative neuroscience, and correlations between development and evolution. Cellular and systems physiology underlying human learning and teaching (i.e. in children and adults) is also emphasized. Students conduct literature reviews and present primary journal articles with guidance from faculty and guest lecturers. Toth. 2 cr, Fall sem.

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