NEU 270B. Neurobiology of Disease: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/NEU.html#neu270b
Description
This course will blend research and clinical perspectives to allow comprehensive learning of CNS neurodevelopmental disorders. For each two-week block, students will read, present, and discuss current research publications which will be paired with a lecture by a research scientist who will describe the major features of each disorder, hypothesis being explored, and the state of therapeutics. The following session will involve a physician presenting an adult patient with the condition, and students will have the opportunity to ask questions of both the physician and the patient. Priority enrollment given to PhD and MD students. MS and undergraduate enrollment permission to be granted by the instructor.
Prerequisite courses
NEU 270B has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have NEU 270B as a prerequisite.