Principles of rigging, advanced rope techniques, and chainsaw applications for tree pruning and removal.

In this course, we will consider the molecular and cellular mechanisms necessary for proper development and function of synapses and neural circuits in the brain and how information processing through these largely static structures can be reconfigured and modulated to permit organisms to modify behavior. Our discussions of nervous system function will consider not only the normal brain, but how disruption of synaptic and circuit function contributes to disease.

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This mandatory pass/fail course is for first-year graduate students in the Neuroscience and Behavior Program. The primary goal of this proseminar is to provide graduate students with the tools to be successful in the NSB program, to prepare them for the challenges that they may face during their graduate careers, and to expose them to the professional skills and strategies that will help them for their careers.

Independent student research in neuroscience and behavior. The work is supervised by a faculty sponsor who determines direction of the project, reports required, grade and credit awarded. The project may consist of laboratory research, library research, or some combination of the two. Credit is variable (1-6 credits) and independent study may be repeated each semester. May be taken for a letter grade or graded Satisfactory (SAT). A SAT is similar to the undergraduate Pass (P) and is defined as passing for graduate credit.

Provides the background necessary to understand the molecular and cellular processes underlying brain development and neural functioning. This understanding is becoming increasingly important with the advent of transgenic animals and their use.