Section Info: NEURO-221-01

Course Title: Research Techniques in Neuroscience

Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026

Term: Fall Semester 2026

Description: This course will introduce students to modern techniques utilized in neuroscience research. Students will learn the underlying principles of an array of techniques spanning the fields of cellular/molecular, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscience. In lab, students will perform experiments that demonstrate these skills firsthand. Emphasis will be placed on the tools necessary to implement these studies, proper experimental design, and the critical interpretation of generated data.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Ken Colodner	413-538-3318	kcolodne@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026	Lecture	Tuesday and Thursday	09:00AM - 10:15AM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: NEURO-100.	Take previously	Required
Coreq: NEURO-221L.	Take concurrently	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
NEURO0001	NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major	This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 24	Enrollment: 24	Available: 0	Waitlist: 5

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.