BIOL 404

Sensory Biology

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying sensory systems: sensory receptor coding logic, signal transduction, neuronal circuitry, developmental biology, comparative analysis of model organisms, related clinical disorders and therapeutic strategies. Focus placed on recent advances in the primary literature and on promoting skills for developing hypotheses and designing experiments.

Prerequisites: 360 or 367 or 409A.

Undergraduate course in Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science.