Courses

• CAS MU 117: Music Appreciation I
  Introduction to music through study of representative styles and forms in the history of Western music. Music as a changing language of human communication. No prior musical experience required. Lectures, performances. CAS MU 118 continues but does not presuppose CAS MU 117. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MU 118: Music Appreciation II
  Introduction to music through study of representative styles and forms in the history of Western music. Music as a changing language of human communication. No prior musical experience required. Lectures, performances. CAS MU 118 continues but does not presuppose CAS MU 117. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MU 229: Masterpieces of Opera
  History of opera from late-Renaissance experiment through Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Berg, Stravinsky, Britten, Harbison. Emphasis on opera as a complex, multimedia genre continually redefining itself, its (often) noble aims conflicting with financial realities, inflated egos, a fickle public. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MU 230: Mozart
  Study of Mozart's work in major genres--sonata, symphony, quartet, concerto, opera--viewed in the context of rapidly changing eighteenth-century political and intellectual currents: equality vs absolutism, free-market economy vs aristocratic patronage, freemasonry vs the church. Origins of the "Amadeus" myths.
• CAS NE 101: Introduction to Neuroscience
  An introduction to the biological basis of behavior and cognition. Includes theoretical and practical foundations rooted in psychology, biology, neuropharmacology, and clinical sciences (e.g., neurology and neuropsychiatry). Neuroethical dilemmas are highlighted and integrated when relevant to discussion topics. Carries natural sciences divisional credit without lab in CAS.
• CAS NE 102: Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
  A cellular and molecular approach to nervous system function. Includes molecular and genetic basis of neurons; structure and function of ion channels, synapses, and glia; mechanisms of signal transduction; neuroendocrinology; and sensory systems and transduction. Project labs focused on anatomy and physiology of neurons.
• CAS NE 191: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience 1
  Undergraduate research in neuroscience.
• CAS NE 192: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience 2
  Undergraduate research in neuroscience.
• CAS NE 202: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
  Cognitive neuroscience seeks to understand the brain basis of cognition. This course introduces research methods and human neuroanatomy, and provides a survey of topics including learning and memory, attention, perception, language, social cognition, and executive function. Also offered as CAS PS 339.
• CAS NE 203: Principles of Neuroscience with Lab
  Fundamentals of the nervous system, emphasizing synaptic transmission; hierarchical organization; automatic nervous system; mechanisms of sensory perception; reflexes and motor function; biorhythms; and neural mechanisms of feeding, mating, learning, and memory. Project labs focus on animal behavior, electrophysiology, and learning and memory. Lecture portion meets with CAS BI 325.
• CAS NE 204: Introduction to Computational Models of Brain and Behavior
  Introduction to important concepts in cognitive neuroscience and computational modeling of biological neural systems. Combines a systems-level overview of brain function with an introduction to modeling of brain and behavior using neural networks.
• CAS NE 230: Behavioral Endocrinology
  Hormonal control of reproductive behaviors and social affiliation, aggression, fluid homeostasis and feeding, biological rhythms including seasonal reproduction, stress, learning and memory, psychiatric illness, and steroid abuse. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Also offered as CAS BI 230.
• CAS NE 234: Psychology of Learning
  Survey of theory and techniques in learning and their applications in different settings. Topics include problem solving, memory, reward and punishment, and reinforcement schedules as studied in animals, normal classrooms, and remedial settings. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS PS 234.
• CAS NE 291: Undergr Ne Res
  
• CAS NE 292: Undergr Ne Res
  
• CAS NE 322: Experimental Psychology: Physiological
  Laboratory course in physiological psychology. Emphasis on neuroanatomical mechanisms involved in behavior. Experiments are performed on rodents and resulting data are analyzed. Research reports required. Also offered as CAS PS 322.
• CAS NE 323: Experimental Psychology: Learning
  Methodology, results, and interpretation of respondent and operant conditioning. Experimental analyses of selected topics in learning within the context of reinforcement theory. Required reports of instructor- planned and student-planned experiments using a virtual rat. Course includes two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory work a week. Also offered as CAS PS 323.
• CAS NE 330: Introduction to Computational Models of Vision
  Explores the psychological, biological, mathematical, and computational foundations of visual perception. Mathematically specified neural and computational models elucidate the structure and dynamics of the mammalian visual system.
• CAS NE 333: Drugs and Behavior
  Comprehensive survey of drug influences on behavior; introduces a neuroscience approach to behavior. Several classes of drugs are discussed, including abused and addictive substances and psychoactive and therapeutic agents. Also offered as CAS PS 333.
• CAS NE 337: Memory Systems of the Brain
  Survey of investigations into the brain systems and neurobiological mechanisms of memory. Includes experimental studies of amnesia in humans and experimental models of amnesia in animals. Focus on evidence for multiple forms of memory and distinct brain systems that mediate them. Also offered as CAS PS 337.

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