Neuroscience 312cb - Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience-Communication and the Brain

Sem:T-Communication & Brain

Fall
2025
01
4.00

F 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
NSC-312cb-01-202601
Communication is an indispensable feature of everyday lives. To communicate, the brain must generate, receive, and interpret signals like speech and facial expressions. This seminar examines how this occurs, with a focus on visual and auditory mediums. Students examine early and current scientific literature to understand the neural mechanisms of communication from a variety of angles, from gene expression and cellular physiology to brain regions and brain-wide activity. Additionally, students examine what is currently known about the neural mechanisms behind communication disorders in humans. The course also examines animal systems that have developed methods of communication very different from humans. Prerequisite: NSC 210. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only; NSC 312 may be repeated once with a different topic. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only; NSC 312 Limit; Prereq: NSC 210

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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