| Course Title: Topics in Neuroscience and Behavior: 'Neuroscience of Sleep' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: We spend one third of our lives sleeping, yet we don't fully understand why. From a neuroscientific perspective, this course will cover topics including the functions of sleep, sleep stages and dreaming, how sleep changes across the lifespan, and more. In the accompanying lab, students will get hands-on experience with human sleep data collection and analysis techniques and carry out independent research projects. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Bethany Jones | bjjones@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | REES - Reese | 316 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: PSYCH-204. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: NEURO-309NPL. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| NEURO-309NP-01 Neuroscience of Sleep |
| PSYCH-359NP-01 Neuroscience of Sleep |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 9 | Available: 9 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreams Author: McNamara, Patrick Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781316629741 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Recommended | 41.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |