These courses are open to any students who meet the prerequisites, regardless of major! Two brand new courses! NROS 330 and NROS 487. NROS 330– Principles of Neuroanatomy: Cells to Systems (3 units) Course Description: This course presents neuroanatomy in the context of nervous system function. Rather than focusing on a single species, this course considers the functions that nervous systems must provide and the anatomical strategies used by diverse species to do so, with an emphasis on fundamental concepts that are shared across much of the animal kingdom. Hence, it is a comparative neuroanatomy course. Examples of evolutionary convergence and divergence are presented. In addition, this course aims to be integrative: (i) it deals with nervous system structure at multiple levels, from cellular to regional to functional circuitry spanning the entire neuroaxis; (ii) students will learn how a broad range of techniques can be used to reveal neuroanatomical relationships. Instructor: TBA Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 Prerequisites: MCB 181R/L & ECOL 182, CHEM 151/152 with labs. NROS 487 – To Know a Brain: A Neuroethical Approach (3 units) Course Description: To understand the forces and constraints affecting the evolution of animal brains, hence animal behavior, and allowing brains to adapt to and perform well under different and changing environmental conditions. The course will provide students with an appreciation of strategies used to observe, analyze, and study brain organization and function and will allow students to relate their knowledge to the study of animal behavior in an evolutionary context. NSCS Students must complete NSCS 200 before taking this course! Instructors: Dr. Nicholas Strausfeld, Dr. Wulfila Gronenberg Discussion: Mon 2:00-3:40, Lecture: Wed 2:00-2:50 Harvill 134 (both discussion and lecture are required) Prerequisites: One upper-division Neuroscience or Physiology course completed Honors contract available If you have questions about these courses or would like information on the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science contact Becca Van Sickler at beccav@email.arizona.edu or 621-6643.

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