PS 383 Neurobiological Basis of Learning (Fall/Spring: 3)
Prerequisite:
PS 285 or an equivalent neuroscience course
This course will explore the neural mechanisms that underpin basic processes
of learning and memory. We will investigate both systems-level neuroscience
(e.g., What do the hippocampus, amygdala, VTA, etc. actually do?), as well
a more molecular view of the role of specific intracellular processes in
producing changes in synaptic connections. The molecular focus of the course
will comprise a detailed investigation of long-term potentiation (LTP),
and its relation to endogenous memory processes. Systems-level topics will
focus on fundamental associative and non-associative learning phenomena
in non-human animal models.
Jeffrey Lamoureux
Last Updated: 17-JAN-13