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	Twin Cities Campus Neuroscience Medical School Link to a list of faculty for this program. Contact Information Department of Neuroscience, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-6474; fax: 612-626-6460) Email: neurosci@umn.edu Website: http://www.neuroscience.umn.edu Program Type: Graduate minor related to major Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2024 Length of program in credits (master's): 12 Length of program in credits (doctoral): 12 This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion. Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. The objects of this inquiry, the brain and nervous system, are sufficiently complex and unique among biological systems to require experimental and analytical approaches that cross the traditional boundaries of molecular and cell biology, behavioral biology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, and psychology. In some instances, neuroscientific inquiry may also encompass computer science, information processing, engineering, physics, and mathematics. Program Delivery This program is available: via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face) Prerequisites for Admission For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website. Program Requirements Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval. Required Coursework (4 credits) All students pursuing the minor must take one of the following courses: NSC5461-Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.0 cr) NSC5561-Systems Neuroscience (4.0 cr) Electives (8 credits) All students pursuing the minor must take at least eight elective credits, selected in consultation with the Neuroscience director of graduate studies. NSC5203-Basic and Clinical Vision Science (3.0 cr) NSC5461-Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.0 cr) NSC5462-Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse (2.0 cr) NSC5561-Systems Neuroscience (4.0 cr) NSC5661-Behavioral Neuroscience (2.0 cr) NSC8026-Neuro-Immune Interactions (3.0 cr) NSC8111-Quantitative Neuroscience (3.0 cr) NSC8208-Neuropsychopharmacology (3.0 cr) NSC8211-Developmental Neurobiology (2.0-4.0 cr) NSC8320-Readings in Neurobiology (1.0-4.0 cr) NSC8411-Teaching in Neuroscience (1.0 cr) NSC8481-Advanced Neuropharmaceutics (4.0 cr) NSCI4101-Development of the Nervous System: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms (3.0 cr) NSCI4105-Neurobiology Laboratory I (3.0 cr) NSCI4201-Neuroscience of Drug Abuse (3.0 cr) NSCI4501-Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mechanisms to Therapies (3.0 cr) NSCI5101-Neurobiology I: Molecules, Cells, and Systems (3.0 cr) NSCI5501-Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mechanisms to Therapies (3.0 cr) NSCI6110-Neuroscience for Dental Students (2.0 cr) NSCI6112-Medical Neuroscience for Professional Students (5.0 cr) Program Sub-plans Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan. Doctoral Masters		View college catalog(s): ·Medical School View PDF Version: Neuroscience Minor Search Programs Search University Catalogs Medical School Graduate Admissions Graduate School Fellowships Graduate Assistantships Colleges and Schools One Stop for tuition, course registration, financial aid, academic calendars, and more

NSC5461 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Lectures by team of faculty, problem sets in important physiological concepts, discussion of original research papers.prereq: NSc grad student or instr consent

NSC5561 - Systems Neuroscience

Principles of organization of neural systems forming the basis for sensation/movement. Sensory-motor/neural-endocrine integration. Relationships between structure and function in nervous system. Team taught. Lecture, laboratory.prereq: NSc grad student or instr consent

NSC5203 - Basic and Clinical Vision Science

Basic and clinical vision science.prereq: instr consent

NSC5461 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Lectures by team of faculty, problem sets in important physiological concepts, discussion of original research papers.prereq: NSc grad student or instr consent

NSC5462 - Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse

Current research on drugs of abuse, their mechanisms of action, characteristics shared by various agents, and neural systems affected by them. Offered biennially, spring semester of even-numbered years.prereq: instr consent

NSC5561 - Systems Neuroscience

Principles of organization of neural systems forming the basis for sensation/movement. Sensory-motor/neural-endocrine integration. Relationships between structure and function in nervous system. Team taught. Lecture, laboratory.prereq: NSc grad student or instr consent

NSC5661 - Behavioral Neuroscience

Neural coding/representation of movement parameters. Neural mechanisms underlying higher order processes such as memorization, memory scanning, and mental rotation. Emphasizes experimental psychological studies in human subjects, single cell recording experiments in subhuman primates, and artificial neural network modeling.prereq: Grad NSc major or grad NSc minor or instr consent

NSC8026 - Neuro-Immune Interactions

Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, and autonomic nervous systems) linking brain and immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation. Course is offered fall of even-numbered years.prereq: 5561, MicB 4131

NSC8111 - Quantitative Neuroscience

Principles of experimental design and statistical analysis in neuroscience research. Includes an introduction to computer programming for data analysis using both classic and modern quantitative methods.

NSC8208 - Neuropsychopharmacology

Methodologies to study relationships between drugs and biochemical, behavioral, and neurophysiological consequences. Functional biogenic amine, peptidergic, other pathways. How manipulations alter neuronal function or behavior. Feedback mechanisms, induction, inhibition. Reinforcement of, tolerance to, or dependence on drugs of abuse: stimulants, hallucinogens, depressants, opiates. Student presentations.prereq: [5212, 6112, PSY 5021, PSY 5061] or instr consent

NSC8211 - Developmental Neurobiology

How neuronal types develop. Emphasizes general mechanisms. Experimental data demonstrating mechanisms.prereq: Neuroscience grad student or instr consent

NSC8320 - Readings in Neurobiology

Topics in neurobiology and neurophysiology.

NSC8411 - Teaching in Neuroscience

Grad students serve as primary instructors in 4151 and work with fellow students and faculty mentors to design curriculum, classroom sessions, exams, and course evaluations.prereq: instr approval

NSC8481 - Advanced Neuropharmaceutics

Delivery of compounds to central nervous system (CNS) to activate proteins in specific brain regions for therapeutic benefit. Pharmaceutical/pharmacological issues specific to direct drug delivery to CNS.prereq: instr consent

NSCI4101 - Development of the Nervous System: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms

This course will extend students? understanding of fundamental concepts of biology and neuroscience through study of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie development of the nervous system. Neurodevelopment provides a context in which to study processes active in many biological functions and diseases. Students will learn about each of the major cellular processes involved in development of the nervous system such as cell division and cell migration, and will learn about the function of molecules and signaling pathways active in each process. Human developmental pathologies will be studied as a means to better understand normal developmental processes. Some lectures will focus on current research, and students will be expected to read some scientific literature.

NSCI4105 - Neurobiology Laboratory I

Principles, methods, and laboratory exercises for investigating neural mechanisms and examining experimental evidence.

NSCI4201 - Neuroscience of Drug Abuse

The use and abuse of illicit drugs is an ongoing and insidious world problem. Neuroscience research has contributed importantly to understanding drug abuse as a disease of the nervous system. The goal of this course will be to provide a clinical characterization of drug abuse from a human perspective. From there animal models of drug use and addiction will be discussed as a basis for research examining cellular and molecular mechanisms of the effects of drugs on the nervous system. As all drugs of abuse have a common neurobiology, that neurobiology will be examined from a circuit perspective that will include the underlying molecular control. Collectively students should develop a comprehensive view of the problem of drug addiction including prospects for the development of neurobiologically-based therapeutics.

NSCI4501 - Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mechanisms to Therapies

With a rapid increase in population aging in western educated industrialized rich democratic (WEIRD) societies, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease have become an alarming health priority due to the current absence of disease-modifying therapies. The objective of this course is to acquire a fundamental appreciation for the most common degenerative disorders of the nervous system as well as to integrate central notions shared across these diseases and emerging concepts in the field

NSCI5101 - Neurobiology I: Molecules, Cells, and Systems

This course discusses the basic principles of cellular and molecular neurobiology and nervous systems. The main topics include: Organization of simple networks, neural systems and behavior; how the brain develops and the physiology and communication of neurons and glia; the molecular and genetic basis of cell organization; ion channel structure and function; the molecular basis of synaptic receptors; transduction mechanisms and second messengers; intracellular regulation of calcium; neurotransmitter systems, including excitation and inhibition, neuromodulation, system regulation and the cellular basis of learning, memory and cognition. The course is intended for students majoring in neuroscience, but is open to all students with the required prerequisites.

NSCI5501 - Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mechanisms to Therapies

With a rapid increase in population aging in western educated industrialized rich democratic (WEIRD) societies, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer?s disease have become an alarming health priority due to the current absence of disease-modifying therapies. The objective of this course is to acquire a fundamental appreciation for the most common degenerative disorders of the nervous system as well as to integrate central notions shared across these diseases and emerging concepts in the field.

NSCI6110 - Neuroscience for Dental Students

Structure/function of the human nervous system. Lectures, reading assignments.prereq: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: : 5110; Dental student

NSCI6112 - Medical Neuroscience for Professional Students

Molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience as related to medicine. Lecture, lab.prereq: BioC 3021, Biol 4004, instr consent; intended for non-medical professional students