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Students begin with the necessary background studies. This includes organic chemistry and biochemistry, molecular genetics, cell biology, and animal physiology. As well students study histology and medicinal chemistry.
General neurobiology topics include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, and neurology. Students learn about the physical, chemical, and biological workings of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, and the relationships amongst them.
Molecular neuroscience courses are designed to teach the physiology of cells, neurophysiology of major brain systems, and cognitive neuroscience. The emphasis is on the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience and the integrative aspects of brain function.
Students choosing to focus on behavioral neuroscience study the structure and function of the nervous system in relation to behavior. Topics include neuronal function, drugs and behavior, brain plasticity and recovery from injury, and sensation and perception. As well, through clinical syndromes and experimental strategies, students learn about the relation between brain function and behavior.
Those who wish to focus on chemical neuroscience will take coruses in neuropsychopharmacology. They study elements of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. As well, they study the major groups of psychoactive agents including hypnotics, analgesics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, and psychostimulants.
Practical laboratory exercises include electro-physiological techniques, including intracellular and extracellular recordings from nerve cells and muscle, and on theory and techniques for electrophysiological data acquisition. As well, students take courses in statistical analysis, drug dependence, learning and memory, and motivated behavior.
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