PSYC 312
Brain, Behavior, and the Immune System
Spring 2018
Division III
Cross-listed
NSCI 312
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Class Details
In all animals, the immune system is the body’s defense against the outside world. Immune function is strongly influenced by environmental and behavioral experiences, and the immune system has a dynamic relationship with the brain. We will study the interactions among the brain, behavior, and the immune system in models of health and disease. Specific topics to be examined include: immune cells and their signaling molecules, immune cells within the brain, sickness behaviors, learning and memory, nervous system development, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and nervous system injury and repair. Students will critically review data from both human and animal studies. All students will design and conduct an empirical research project as part of a small research team.
The Class:
Format: seminar/lab
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 3744
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 3744
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
daily quizzes and team-based learning, midterm and final exam, written and oral presentation of the research project
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
PSYC 212 (same as BIOL 212 or NSCI 201) or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
Psychology majors and Neuroscience concentrators
Distributions:
Division III
Notes:
meets Division 3 requirement if registration is under PSYC
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSYC 312 Division III NSCI 312 Division III
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSYC 312 Division III NSCI 312 Division III
Attributes:
NSCI Group B Electives
PSYC Area 1 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC Empirical Lab Course
PSYC Area 1 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC Empirical Lab Course
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PSYC 312 - 02 (S) LAB Brain, Behavior & Immune Systm
PSYC 312 - 02 (S) LAB Brain, Behavior & Immune SystmDivision IIILauren L. WilliamsonT 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bronfman 1033744
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