PSYCH 3020 - Methods in Neuroscience

(BIO-AS, SBA-AS)

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 2230. Co-meets with PSYCH 6020.

K. Tschida.

This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and anylyzed using the method, strengths and weaknesses of the method, etc.). The goal for stuents is that by the end of the course, they will be able to read and critically evaluate primary literature from many areas of neuroscience and to understand how the methods used in the study helped the researches come to their conclusions. This course will explore methods including (but not necessarily limited to): microscopy, methods to visualize neuronal structure and function, electrophysiology, methods to neural activity, methods to measure and manipulate expression of genes/mRNA/protein, machine learning methods for behavioral analysis, and whole brain imaging methods in humans and non-human animals.