Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology

• 4 credit hours
• Course number ASNB 608
• Prerequisite: ASNB 607 or concent of course director at least two weeks before course begins.
• Lecture and independent study. 
• Topics covered include:  electrical potentials in the nervous system, synaptic transmission, somatosensory pathways, special senses (vision, hearing, balance, taste, smell), eye movements, motor systems, higher functions (language, sleep and wakefulness, learning and memory).  Emphasis is placed on clinical relevance. 

Course Director: Dr. George Mower