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This archived information is dated to the 2008-09 academic year only and may no longer be current.

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Undergraduate courses in Neurology and Neurological Sciences

NENS 66Q. The Diseased Brain: Multiple Sclerosis as a Model of Neurological Illness

Preference to sophomores. Introduction to medical neuroscience through multiple sclerosis. Examination of gross and microscopic specimens of normal and diseased human brains; diagnostic test procedures; diagnostic reasoning processes leading to identification of illnesses; and the medical, social, and psychological dimensions of living with chronic illness and disability. Patient interviews and demonstrations of neurodiagnostic procedures such as electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Recommended: background in biological sciences.

3 units, not given this year

NENS 67N. Intracellular Trafficking and Neurodegeneration

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Cell structures and functions, the intracellular trafficking system that maintains exchanges of materials and information inside cells, and clinical features and pathologies of neurodegenerative diseases. Techniques for examining cellular and subcellular structures, especially cytoskeletons; functional insights generated from structural explorations. Prerequisite: high school biology.

3 units, Spr (Yang, Y)

NENS 199. Undergraduate Research

Students undertake research sponsored by an individual faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

1-18 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)

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