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Neuroscience (NEU)
(Interdisciplinary Minor)
Coordinator Professor of Biology Wayne L. Silver
The neuroscience minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the nervous
system. Neuroscientists study how we learn, process and remember information from the
molecular to the philosophical level and examine subjects ranging from the molecular pharmacology
of brain function to the mind-body problem.
The minor requires a minimum of seventeen hours, nine of which must include NEU 200,
201, 300, 391 described below. At least one semester of research in neuroscience is required
for the minor (NEU 391). The research can be conducted on the Reynolda Campus or with
investigators at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The research project must be
approved by a member of the neuroscience minor faculty. Eight hours must come from the
elective courses listed below. One of the elective courses must come from outside the student’s
major department.
Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The
program coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course
descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
200. Introduction to Neuroscience. (3h) Interdisciplinary course taught by faculty representing
several fields. Topics include neurophysiology, sensory biology, motor mechanisms, neuropharmacology,
cognitive neuroscience, perception, neural networks, and the philosophy of mind.
201. Neuroscience Laboratory. (1h) Examines principles of neuroscience ranging from the
molecular and cellular to the behavioral and cognitive. Lab—three hours. C—NEU 200.
300. Neuroscience Seminar. (3h) Consideration of current neuroscience topics. Presentations of
current research by faculty on the Reynolda Campus or the Wake Forest University School of
Medicine. Readings from the primary literature accompany the presentations. P—NEU 200.
391. Research in Neuroscience. (2h) Supervised independent laboratory investigation in neuroscience.
392, 393, 394. Research in Neuroscience. (2h) Continued supervised independent laboratory
investigation in neuroscience. Not to be counted toward the minor. P—NEU 200.
Electives for Neuroscience
BIO 323. Animal Behavior. (4h)
324. Hormones and Behavior. (3h)
346. Neurobiology. (4h)
351. Vertebrate Physiology. (4h)
352. Developmental Neuroscience (4h)
354. Vertebrate Endocrinology. (3h)
364. Sensory Biology. (4h)
CSC 371. Artificial Intelligence. (3h)
HES 312. Exercise and Health Psychology. (3h)
350. Human Physiology. (3h)
N E U R O S C I E N C E 190