Neuroscience: Courses By Category - new curriculum

The list below presents the Neuroscience courses, organized by course category, that you may expect to have available to you in the next few semesters.

Constellation Courses

Foundational Courses

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 206L Introduction to Systems Neuroscience NW, NS
NEUROSCI 217D Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience NW, NS
NEUROSCI 223 Introduction to Neurobiology NW, NS

Electives: Methods and Laboratory Courses

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 104L Interdisciplinary Introduction to Computer Science QS
NEUROSCI 206L Introduction to Systems Neuroscience NW, NS
NEUROSCI 301L Bioelectricity (AC or GE)
NEUROSCI 376 Contemporary Neuroscience Methods NW, NS
NEUROSCI 378L Perception and the Brain R, W, NS
NEUROSCI 379L Comparative Neuroanatomy NS
NEUROSCI 380L Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain STS, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 382L Functional Neuroimaging R, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 385L Integrative Neuroscience Laboratory R, W, NS
NEUROSCI 388L Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease R, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 388LS Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease R, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 504 Fundamentals of Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System (EL, GE)
NEUROSCI 515 Neural Prosthetic Systems (GE, EL, IM)

Electives: Research Courses

Electives: Intersection Courses

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 89S First-Year Seminar Special Topics
NEUROSCI 115FS Music, Meanings, and the Brain CCI, HI, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 116FS Neuroscience and Human Language NW, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 120FS Judgment under pressure CCI, SB, SS
NEUROSCI 121FS Sleep in Society: History, Culture, and Medicine CCI, SS
NEUROSCI 140CN Neuroscience and Education: Understanding the Learning Brain SB
NEUROSCI 153FS Drugs and the Law NW, SB, SS
NEUROSCI 178CNS Mental Illness, Addiction, and Incarceration
NEUROSCI 233 Exploring Science and Religion STS, HI, NW, CZ
NEUROSCI 237 Religion and Science CCI, STS, CZ
NEUROSCI 241 Flaubert's Brain: Neurohumanities CCI, STS, HI, ALP
NEUROSCI 244 Exercise and Mental Health: Working Out Your Brain NW, NS
NEUROSCI 250 Brains, Everywhere CCI, EI, HI, CZ
NEUROSCI 250S Brains, Everywhere CCI, EI, CZ
NEUROSCI 252 Philosophy and Neuroscience SS
NEUROSCI 260 Human Cognitive Evolution NS, SS
NEUROSCI 278 Sex/Gender - Nature/Nurture: Intersections of Biology and Society STS, NS
NEUROSCI 282 Neuroscience of Movement and Athletic Performance NW, NS
NEUROSCI 289 Music and the Brain NW, ALP, NS
NEUROSCI 356S Educational Neuroscience SS
NEUROSCI 362S Psychedelics and Other Illegal Psychoactive Drugs as Medicines STS, NS
NEUROSCI 366S Behavioral Neuroendocrinology W, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 373 Behavioral Neuroimmunology: Brain and Behavior in Health and Disease NS
NEUROSCI 500S The Cinematic Depiction of Psychopathology SB, ALP, NS
NEUROSCI 595 Language, Music and Dementia: Neuroscience Approaches R, NW, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 650S History of Mental Illness CCI, STS, CZ

Electives: Lecture Courses

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 102 Biological Bases of Behavior (Team-Based Learning) NW, NS
NEUROSCI 202 Medical Neuroscience: Foundations for the Neurological Sciences NS
NEUROSCI 211 Brain and Behavior: Translating Neuroscience NW, NS
NEUROSCI 258 Decision Neuroscience STS, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 260 Human Cognitive Evolution NS, SS
NEUROSCI 268 Mechanisms of Animal Behavior NW, NS
NEUROSCI 277 Looking Inside the Disordered Brain NW, NS
NEUROSCI 350 Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions NS
NEUROSCI 360 Drugs, Brain, and Behavior NS
NEUROSCI 363 Behavior and Neurochemistry NW, NS
NEUROSCI 373 Behavioral Neuroimmunology: Brain and Behavior in Health and Disease NS
NEUROSCI 427 Current Topics in Sensory Biology NW, NS
NEUROSCI 428 Chemical Dialogs in Biology NW, NS
NEUROSCI 450 Second Language Acquisition and Research R, SB, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 499 Current Research in Neuroscience EI, R, W, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 510 Brain and Language R, NS
NEUROSCI 517 Neuronal Control of Movement (GE, EL)
NEUROSCI 533 Essentials of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Electives: In-depth Seminar Courses (351 and above)

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 352S Social and Affective Neuroscience CCI, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 353S Neuroplasticity and Disease: Molecules, Cells, and Circuits W, NS
NEUROSCI 361S Animal Intelligence and the Social Brain R, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 362S Psychedelics and Other Illegal Psychoactive Drugs as Medicines STS, NS
NEUROSCI 366S Behavioral Neuroendocrinology W, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 388LS Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease R, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 421S Biology of Nervous System Diseases NW, NS
NEUROSCI 427S Current Topics in Sensory Biology NW, NS
NEUROSCI 439S Neuroscience and Multilingualism R, STS, NW, SB, NS
NEUROSCI 444S Neuroscience Service Learning: Brain Connections STS, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 451S Autobiographical Memory R, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 461S Neurobiology of Learning and Memory NS
NEUROSCI 469S Cognitive Control and the Prefrontral Cortex R, W, NS
NEUROSCI 470S Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory NW, NS
NEUROSCI 478S Motivation, Action, Choice: Neural and Behavioral Mechanisms W, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 500S The Cinematic Depiction of Psychopathology SB, ALP, NS
NEUROSCI 555S Topics in Philosophy of Mind R, STS, W, HI, CZ
NEUROSCI 650S History of Mental Illness CCI, STS, CZ

Electives: In-depth Seminar Courses (starting 2025)

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 356S Educational Neuroscience SS

Electives: Focus Courses

Number Title Codes
NEUROSCI 115FS Music, Meanings, and the Brain CCI, HI, NW, NS
NEUROSCI 116FS Neuroscience and Human Language NW, NS, SS
NEUROSCI 120FS Judgment under pressure CCI, SB, SS
NEUROSCI 153FS Drugs and the Law NW, SB, SS
NEUROSCI 190FS Focus Program Topics in Neuroscience