The Brain: Development, Plasticity and Disease
NEURO 129
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Description
This course focuses on our understanding of how the brain develops, adapts to its environment, and enters pathological states. Topics include cell birth and death; neural identity; axon guidance and synaptic specificity, adult neurogenesis. The topics are considered in relation to the onset of neuronal pathology and diseases such as Autism and Alzheimer's Disease. Course assignments emphasize critical evaluation of the literature, experimental design, and scientific writing.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Neuroscience
Course Component
Lecture
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Subject
Neuroscience - Undergraduate
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 17, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
