JNS1442H - Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Sensory and Motor Systems

Course Coordinator: 

TBD

Description:

The course will provide students an in-depth study of sensory and motor systems, including clinical concerns / applications, neuromodulation, and brain-computer interfaces (BCI).

The course consists of lectures (each ~120 min) followed by a journal-club discussion, led by graduate students enrolled in the course, each week.  

Evaluation:

2 Midterm tests (15% each), 1 end of term test (20%), presentations (35%), participation (15%) 

Recommended Texts (optional):

Augustine, G. J., Groh, J. M., Huettel, S. A., LaMantia, A-S, White, L. E., & Purves, D. (Emeritus) (Eds.). (2023). Neuroscience (7th ed.). Oxford University Press. 

Kandel, E. R., Schwartz, J. H., Jessell, T. M., Siegelbaum, S. A., & Hudspeth, A. J. (Eds.). (2021). 

Principles of Neural Science (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill.