NEUROSC 20
Introduction to Neuroscience Methods: Art and Science of Studying Brain
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Preparation: high school background in either biology or chemistry. Limited to Neuroscience majors. General overview of field of neuroscience to serve as introduction to Neuroscience major. Topics covered include brief history of field, basic neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, research methods, experimental design, data analysis, and career prospects. May not be applied toward elective requirements for major. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2021 - In my opinion, this class is a must take for people who want to major in neuroscience or people who are already a neuroscience major. This class is a new class that was started as an attempt to shed light and hope on future neuroscience majors because so many students have been intimidated by the 101 series in junior year and dropped out (according to professor Romero). Although this class does not satisfy any requirements, I feel like it really did a great job really giving you a heads up on what you are getting yourself into. Professor Romero divided it into 4 parts, general history and background (basic neurophysiology and anatomy), experimental design methods and model systems introduction(just a fancy word for animals used in labs), case studies of several research conducted at UCLA, and outline of the major and possible careers. Everything was fascinating (well, to me), the homework assignments were all very thought provocative (way more interesting than launchpad readings), and my favorite part is that professor Romero always like to talk about the dark reality in the academic field and his personal experiences. The class is small so it's easy to interact with the professor, and by then end, you'll know what it takes to graduate, and many many additional resources are provided, such as book recs and even minor recs. The only downside I would say is that it takes up time that you may want to spend on something else, since its 4 units, but again, if you really want to know if neuroscience is for you, this is way better than asking advisors.
Fall 2021 - In my opinion, this class is a must take for people who want to major in neuroscience or people who are already a neuroscience major. This class is a new class that was started as an attempt to shed light and hope on future neuroscience majors because so many students have been intimidated by the 101 series in junior year and dropped out (according to professor Romero). Although this class does not satisfy any requirements, I feel like it really did a great job really giving you a heads up on what you are getting yourself into. Professor Romero divided it into 4 parts, general history and background (basic neurophysiology and anatomy), experimental design methods and model systems introduction(just a fancy word for animals used in labs), case studies of several research conducted at UCLA, and outline of the major and possible careers. Everything was fascinating (well, to me), the homework assignments were all very thought provocative (way more interesting than launchpad readings), and my favorite part is that professor Romero always like to talk about the dark reality in the academic field and his personal experiences. The class is small so it's easy to interact with the professor, and by then end, you'll know what it takes to graduate, and many many additional resources are provided, such as book recs and even minor recs. The only downside I would say is that it takes up time that you may want to spend on something else, since its 4 units, but again, if you really want to know if neuroscience is for you, this is way better than asking advisors.
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