NESC 3370

Methods in Neurobiology

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Introduction to several neurophysiological techniques used in contemporary neuroscience, employing extracellular and intracellular electrical recording and stimulation methods on nervous system preparations, both sensory and motor. After introductory instruction, students in groups of 2 or 3 get to perform quite sophisticated practical experiments themselves, enabled by computer-based data acquisition.

Sections

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From the syllabus

From the Fall 2024 syllabus by Jolanta Borycz. Fall 2026 is taught by Duffy K., so details may differ. Open the PDF

Grading

20%In-lab quizzes (2)10% each
30%Presentations (2)15% each
40%Final examExam period
10%Attendance and work qualityOngoing

Course rules

Missed labs
One lab may be missed with a Declaration of Absence submitted within 24 hours; each additional missed lab reduces the final grade by 15%.
Make-up labs
Labs cannot be made up in another section.
Missed presentation
Submit a Declaration of Absence within 24 hours and write a full lab report instead; forgetting the declaration results in zero.
Late reports
Late reports lose 10% on the first day and 5% for each following day.
Missed final exam
Refer to the calendar; a make-up exam will be announced later.
Required assessments
The two quizzes, two presentations, and final exam are obligatory; missing components results in an Incomplete grade.
Generative AI
Generative AI is permitted for presentation preparation, but students must know the material well enough to answer questions.

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