Neuroscience
Courses
NEUR 500S Statistics for Neuro/Pharm Research 2.0 Credits
This course will provide hands on instruction in how research data are managed and analyzed in neurobiological research. Studies will acquire a basic statistical knowledge with emphasis on application to data sets similar to what they can expect to encounter in their thesis research. Instruction in the use of statistical programs will be included.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 501S Neuroscience 1st Lab Rotation 4.0 Credits
First laboratory rotation. Guided research is conducted on a part-time basis for two or three 10-16 week periods. Rotations are generally conducted during fall, spring and summer of the first and second years. An oral presentation highlighting the background, rationale, methods, results and discussion of the research activity is required at the end of each rotation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 502S Neuroscience 2nd Lab Rotation 4.0 Credits
Second laboratory rotation. Guided research is conducted on a part-time basis for two or three 10-16 week periods. Rotations are generally conducted during fall, spring and summer of the first and second years. An oral presentation highlighting the background, rationale, methods, results and discussion of the research activity is required at the end of each rotation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 503S Neuroscience 3rd Lab Rotation 4.0 Credits
Third laboratory rotation. Guided research is conducted on a part-time basis for two or three 10-16 week periods. Rotations are generally conducted during fall, spring and summer of the first and second years. An oral presentation highlighting the background, rationale, methods, results and discussion of the research activity is required at the end of each rotation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 505S ADVANCED MOLECULAR NERUBIOL. 1.0 Credit
This is a graduate course aimed to discuss basic concepts and state-of-the-art techniques in molecular neurobiology. The course also serves as a form for all members of the Graduate Program in Neurobiology, including faculty, graduate and post-doctoral students, and technical staff, to discuss recent developments in molecular neurobiology. The class meets once a month. Some meetings focus on basic concepts and recent findings in the field, whereas others examine novel biotechniques. The discussion is led by a speaker, who in most cases is a faculty member from the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy. Occasionally, specialists from other institutions are invited to speak on a particular subject. Students taking the course for credits will be asked to lead one section in a related subject of their choice. Full attendance is required.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 508S Graduate Neuroscience I 2.0 Credits
This course is offered to incoming first year Neuroscience graduate students and covers the basic tenets of Developmental Neuroscience as well as providing a historical context to the progression of Neuroscience as a field of study.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 511S Advanced Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience 1.0 Credit
This course provides didactic teaching and in-depth discussion of topics in cellular and developmental neuroscience. Topics will emphasize the most recent and contemporary issues in the field.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 512S Advanced Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience 1.5 Credit
This course provides an in-depth understanding of cellular and systems neurophysiology. Topics include: basic mechanisms, emergent network activities, sensory processing, and models of learning and memory. May be repeated once for credit.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 3 credits
NEUR 520S Neurobiology Topics I 2.0 Credits
Neurobiology topics is a "journal club" course required of all Neuroscience graduate students beginning in the second year. Students, faculty and staff from Neuroscience and other programs are also encouraged to attend as registered or non-registered participants. The course is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students choose topics of interest and a faculty member conducting research in this field is invited to introduce the topic, either from Drexel University or another local university. Students then present research papers in this area to the class to refine their presentation skills, practice critical thinking, and learn about recent research. Recent topics chosen by the class have included: Analysis of Somatosensory Systems, Neuroimmunology, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Axon Guidance.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
NEUR 521S Neurobiology Topics II 2.0 Credits
This journal club style course is designed as an exchange of scholarly information through presentation and group discussion of published novel, impactful, and/or controversial neuroscience research that is of interest. It will cover the breadth and depth of neuroscience including molecular, cellular and systems neuroscience.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
NEUR 600S Neuroscience Thesis Research 9.0 Credits
Research toward the fulfillment of the dissertation is conducted beginning after successful completion of the qualifying examination. Progress is monitored by the student's advisor and department, Advisory Committee or Thesis Committee.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
NEUR 602S Medical Neuroscience 6.0 Credits
This course will provide extensive information regarding structure and function relationships in the central nervous system. It will also provide introductory information on neurophysiology, cellular neuroscience and systems neuroscience topics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 607S INTEGRATED NEUROSCIENCE 4.0 Credits
This is a core course required of all graduate students in the Neuroscience Program. The prerequisite is completion of Medical Neuroscience. The course meets twice weekly during the fall semester for 2 hour sessions, which include a mix of lecture and discussion. The course emphasizes critical evaluation of experimental methods used for investigation problems in the organization and function of the central nervous system. One major goal of the course is to teach the students a system approach to analyzing the CNS control of behavior and physiology. The topics that are chosen to illustrate these principles of organization include sensorimotor integration; CNS development; neurochemical anatomy: sites and mechanism underlying regulation if ingestion, responses to stress and sexual behavior: central mechanisms of award, learning and memory: and recovery of function after CNS damage. An important second goal is to relate activity at the systems level to underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. These strategies discussed throughout the course but especially in development; genetic basis of psychopathology: CNS injury and recovery; and use of molecular techniques for modulating behavior. The students are required to write four papers covering information from four separate blocks of the course and one final paper comparing the uses of transgenic knockouts, inducible knockouts and antisense approaches for studying a system of the student's choice. These papers are read by the faculty and defended by the students.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 0 times for NaN credits
NEUR 609S Graduate Neuroscience II 2.0 Credits
This course will cover aspects of cellular and molecular neuroscience in the context of developmental neurological diseases, traumatic injury to CNS and neurodegenerative diseases.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 610S Graduate Neuroscience III 4.0 Credits
There are 2 modules covering cellular and circuit neurophysiology, and Systems and Behavioral neuroscience. The lectures given by experts in the field build on the basics covered in Graduate Neuroscience I and provide in depth detail on aspects of cellular physiology and behavioral studies. Lectures cover fundamental concepts, experimental design, data interpretation and analysis and identify gaps in the respective fields.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 611S Advanced Neuroscience 1.0 Credit
In this course, students will research a topic in systems and behavioral neuroscience that is outside of the immediate area of their thesis project. Students will be guided through integrating this knowledge into an original review paper. Therefore, in addition to learning about a topic related to (yet distinct from) their thesis project, they will learn how to write and critique review papers for a professional scientific journal, going through the submission, editorial, and revision processes. This course will consist of lectures, discussions, and one-on-one meetings.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 615S ADVANCED SPEC. TOPICS IN NEURO 1.0-3.0 Credit
Graduate students present current research papers in the general areas of systems and behavioral neurobiology.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 634S Motor Systems 4.0 Credits
This is an advanced course on Motor Control and the experimental and computational methods used. The goal is to provide a didactic overview of motor control that spans from the theoretical and engineering underpinnings to the experimental techniques and current literature. The course meets twice weekly during the semester offered for 2 hour sessions, which include a mix of lecture and discussion. The course emphasizes critical evaluation of experimental methods and quantitative tools used for investigation of motor control problems and the organization and function of the central nervous system motor circuitry. We will cover the seminal experiments, theories and literature. The course examines motor control in all its aspects and provides hands on technical training in working with movement and neurophysiol.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 8214S NEUROSCIENCE SENIOR ELECTIVE 0.0 Credits
College/Department: College of Medicine
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 9096S ELECTIVE - NEUROSCIENCE 6WKS 0.0 Credits
College/Department: College of Medicine
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 9750S RESEARCH - NEUROSCIENCE 0.0 Credits
College/Department: College of Medicine
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR 9754S RESEARCH - NEUROSCIENCE 0.0 Credits
College/Department: College of Medicine
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
NEUR T580S Special Topics in Neuroscience 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
NEUR T680S Special Topics in Neuroscience 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit