ONLINE 2023 – NEUROSCIENCE

This class will be an introductory course to the field of neuroscience. Students will learn fundamental biology material, such as neurons, action potentials, chemical messengers, and brain regions and their role in behavior. Additionally, the course will cover important neurotransmitters for bodily systems, such as the glutamate and GABA for the nervous systems, and their role in psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Students will participate in activities every class period, in which they will be tasked with working in small groups to read and synthesize research articles answering questions. At the end of the course, each group will create a presentation on any topic of their choosing. Content wise, the basic principles of neuroscience, students can extrapolate these fundamentals to other biology and life science classes. Moreover, students will gain skills in reading peer-reviewed articles, working in a collaborative environment, and public speaking. These skills will be highly transferable to other fields, particularly in STEM, which require active participation, critical thinking and analysis, and accessible translation of scientific concepts for general audiences.