2026 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 22 - August 14
NEU C64 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Molecular and Cell Biology C64/Psychology C64
Exploring the Brain: Introduction to Neuroscience
Tara Raam
Class #:12814
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Neuroscience
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
9
Enrolled: 38
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 47
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
PSYCH C64
Hours & Workload
4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 10.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Other classes by Tara Raam
Course Catalog Description
This course will introduce lower division undergraduates to the fundamentals of neuroscience. The first part of the course covers basic membrane properties, synapses, action potentials, chemical and electrical synaptic interactions, receptor potentials, and receptor proteins. The second part of the course covers networks in invertebrates, memory and learning behavior, modulation, vertebrate brain and spinal cord, retina, visual cortex architecture, hierarchy, development, and higher cortical centers.
Class Notes
Prerequisite: High school chemistry or Chemistry 1A; high school biology or Biology 1A. Biology 1AL is not required.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for NEU C64 after completing NEU C61, MCELLBI 104, CHEM C130, MCELLBI 110, MCELLBI C130, MCELLBI 136, MCELLBI 160, or INTEGBI 132.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Biological Science, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats