Neurosystems Concentration
This Concentration is designed for students interested primarily in the nervous system, or quantitative neurophysiology, with emphasis on: neural system networks that control behavior – at molecular, cellular as well as whole-organism levels, neural information and control systems, and systems electrophysiology and neural electronic systems for controlling prostheses. Example research problems include: analysis of (real) neural networks in normal and abnormal brain function; design of prosthetic systems for hearing (cochlear implant) and walking (spinal cord stimulation) recovery; and MEMS-based brain-machine interface devices.
APPROVED
LIST - CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
Recommended
courses are shown with *. Tentative schedule in parentheses.
Consult
Curricular & Courses at www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/
for detailed course descriptions.
REQUIRED
CORE - Molecular, Cellular and Systems Neuroscience and Neuroanatomy
NS
M101A
|
Cellular
and Systems Neuroscience (5 units)
|
(F) |
| NS
M101B |
Molecular
and Developmental Neuroscience (5 units) |
(W) |
NS
102
|
Introduction
to Functional Anatomy of Central Nervous Systems (4 units)
|
(F) |
SUBAREA 1:
Neural-Electronic and Electrophysiological Systems Methodology
EE 110
|
Circuit
Analysis (4 units)
|
|
EE 110L
|
Circuit
Measurements Laboratory (2 units)
|
|
EE 113
|
Digital
Signal Processing (4 units)
|
|
EE 113L
|
Digital
Signal Processing Laboratory (2 units)
|
|
EE 115A
|
Analog
Circuits (4 units)
|
|
Psych
119F
|
Neuron
Circuitry and Behavior (4 units)
|
|
Physiol
Sci C144
|
Neural
Control of Physiological Systems (5 units)
|
|
| Physiol
Sci M145 |
Neural
Mechanisms Controlling Movement (5 units)
|
|
EE M150
|
Introduction
to Micromachining and MEMS (4 units)
|
|
EE M150L
|
Introduciton
to Micromaching and MEMS (2 units)Laboratory
|
|
Neuroscience
M204
|
Synapses,
Cells and Circuits (4 units)
|
|
SUBAREA 2:
Neural Information and Control Systems
NS M101C
|
Behavioral
and Cognitive Neuroscience (5 units)
|
|
Biomath
108
|
Introduction
to Modeling in Neurobiology (4units)
|
|
Biomath
C108C
|
Introduction
to Neural Networks: Modelin gand Applications (4 units)
|
|
Psych
119F
|
Neuron
Circuitry and Behavior (4 units)
|
|
Psych
119S
|
Neural
Basis of Learning and Computing with Neurons (4 units)
|
|
EE 131B
|
Introduction
to Stochastic Processes (take EE131A instead of Stats 100A / Match
170A as prereq.) (4 units)
|
|
EE132A
|
Introduction
to Communications Systems (4 units)
|
|
EE 136
|
Introduction
to Engineering Optimizations (4 units)
|
|
EE 142
|
Linear
Systems: State-Space Approach
(4 units) |
|
| Physiol
Sci C144 |
Neural
Control of Physiological Systems (5 units) |
|
| Chem
Engrg CM145 |
Molecular
Biology for Engineers (4 units) |
|
Neuroscience
M14
|
Neuronal
Signaling in Brain (4 units) |
|
Physiol
Sci M173
|
Anatomy
and Physiology of Sense Organs (4 units)
|
|
Psych
186D
|
Neuroinformatics
Studio (4 units)
|
|
C&S
Bio CM186C
|
Biocybernetics
Research Laboratory (2-4 units)
|
|
Neuroscience
M204
|
Synapses,
Cells and Circuits (4 units)
|
|
Neuroscience
205
|
Systems
Neuroscience (4 units) |
|
SUBAREA 3:
Molecular and Cellular Neurosystems
These courses are suggested for students
interested in regulation, control, informational or pharmaceutical aspects
of neurosystems at mechanistic, molecular or cellular levels.
NS M101C
|
Behavioral
and Cognitive Neuroscience (5 units) |
|
MCDB
100
|
Introduction
to Cell Biology (5 units) |
|
Psych 119A
|
Neuropsychopharmacology
(4 units)
|
|
Psych 119D
|
Biobehavioral
Pharmacology (4 units) |
|
| MCDB
C139 |
Molecular,
Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology (6 units) |
|
| Chem
Engrg CM145 |
Molecular
Biology for Engineers (4 units) |
|
| MCDB
171 |
Principles
of Neruobiology (4 units) |
|
| C&S
Bio CM186C |
Biocybernetics
Reserach Laboratory (2-4 units) |
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