BIO X81K BIO 381K Topics in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior: Physiology and Biophysics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Lectures, conference discussion, and laboratory projects, depending on topic. Not all topics are offered every year.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Topics in Biophysics. Irritability of living systems and the principles of energy transformation and transfer in organisms; emphasis on bioelectrical processes and electrical energy changes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 2: Comparative Neurophysiology. General treatment of the physiology of neurons, synapses, sensory and motor systems; neural basis of behavior; emphasis on invertebrates. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 3: Sensory Physiology. Physiology and biophysics of the transduction and peripheral processes of the major sensory systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 4: Current Concepts in Neurobiology. A series of seminars designed to give students a broad background in neurobiology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 5: Laboratory in Neurophysiology. Training in research techniques useful for the neurophysiological study of vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 6: Insect Physiology. An in-depth study of the physiology of insect organ systems, development, and behavior. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 7: Developmental Neurobiology. Neuronal cell lineage and differentiation, neuronal migration, axon guidance, neural cell death, synapse formation and maintenance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 8: Addiction Biology. Biology 381K (Topic 8) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 3: Addiction Biology) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 9: Comparative Animal Physiology. Examine the physiology of organ systems in animal phyla, with special emphasis on the neural and behavioral adaptations of organisms to their environment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 10: Basic Processes of Nerve Cells. Study of information processing by, and trophic functions of, nerve cells. Biology 381K (Topic 10) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 1: Basic Processes of Nerve Cells) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 11: Current Concepts in Neurophysiology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.