BIONB 4750

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  • Course Catalog - June 6, 2024 12:59PM EDT

BIONB 4750
Sleep - Evolution and Neural Basis

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This class examines the neural circuits that regulate sleep and how sleep changes or preserves across different species. It will help students to extract critical information from research literature regarding sleep and related biological rhythms. Topics will range from comparison of sleep in different animals, description of the different sleep stages, brain computations during different sleep phases and pathological implications of sleep associated disorders.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BIONB 2220.

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Outcomes

  • Formulate hypotheses that can be tested with state of the art research strategies.
  • Learn to design methods and interpret results of a scientific study.
  • Have the capability to compose an essay in a scientific topic understandable for a broader audience.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10761 BIONB 4750   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Gonzalez, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: BIONB 2220.