BBB492 is a new course that uses intracellular and extracellular recording to study neurons and simple systems of neurons in three different preparations: the neuromuscular junction in the tail of the crayfish Procambrus clarkii, the buccal ganglia of snail Helisoma trivolvis, and the abdominal ganglia of Aplysia californica.  Each of these systems is extremely useful for research, for very different reasons.  Spending approximately one fourth of the course on each of these systems, students will lean the strengths and limitations of each.  Students will use the last fourth of the course to conduct final projects on the preparation of their choice. 

Prerequisite: BBB251. For syllabus, click here.