PHYS 4340 - Neurophysics

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 and PHYS 2212 with grades of B or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Description
Course provides fundamental findings of physics of neuronal systems. The course covers such topics as introduction to biomechanics, membranes, transport, electroosmotic effects, ion pumping, cellular homeostasis, the Hodgkin-Huxley formalism, energetics of spiking, neural coding, and dynamics of neurons and neuronal networks. It also covers methods of recording of neuronal activity. Three lecture hours per week.