NSCI 3990 B (CRN: 15700)

Neuroscience: The Gut-Brain Connection (B)

3 credit hours

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Notes

Prerequisites: BCOR 2500 or NSCI 2100 or NSCI 2105 PACE students with permission and override Special Topics courses cannot carry CC designations

Section Description

The aim of this course is to explore the communication that exists between the gut microbiota and the brain in health and disease. Topics include the role of the gut microbiome in sleep, autism, mood regulation, and neurodegenerative diseases. The course will also emphasize the tools used by researchers working in this field.
This course can be taken to fulfill NSCI category B requirement

Section Expectation

Be able to describe how the gut microbiome interacts with the central nervous system; Recognize the experimental design and tools used by scientists to study the gut microbiota; Interpret scientific literature based on knowledge acquired during the course

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