NEUR30002/3 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits or Principles of Neuroscience?

[thebatmantoyouralfred]

Hey!

So I have a potential interest in Neurology, but there aren't really any level 2 subjects for it so I can't get a feel for it ahead of my major year. So I've decided I'm going to do one of the two level 3 subjects in first semester. To those who have done both, which would you recommend? Which is better? Which is easier? Which is more interesting? Will not having covered the generation and conduction of action potentials in excitable cells at second year be an issue?

Thanks!

[Starlight]

Even though there aren't any prerequisites for neurophysiology, I really think that the handbook should be updated to list either human physiology or HSF as prereqs. Neurophysiology assumes that students have taken physiology, and doesn't really go over the basics taught in second year (as you mentioned generation and conduction of action potentials in excitable cells). Instead the subject expands upon those concepts in a more detailed and difficult way.

I'd recommend principles of neuroscience as things like action potentials are minimally looked over (I think I can recall one of the first 3 lectures that wasn't really assessed in either the MST or the exam). I also think that it is better taught compared to neurophysiology in some cases.

[dragondav3b]

Even though there aren't any prerequisites for neurophysiology, I really think that the handbook should be updated to list either human physiology or HSF as prereqs. Neurophysiology assumes that students have taken physiology, and doesn't really go over the basics taught in second year (as you mentioned generation and conduction of action potentials in excitable cells). Instead the subject expands upon those concepts in a more detailed and difficult way.

I'd recommend principles of neuroscience as things like action potentials are minimally looked over (I think I can recall one of the first 3 lectures that wasn't really assessed in either the MST or the exam). I also think that it is better taught compared to neurophysiology in some cases.

Hey Starlight,
I was wondering how manageable principles of neuroscience is if you were to watch all the lectures online? If I were to do it, I would have clashes for all 3 lectures -.-
Thanks!

[Starlight]

Hey Starlight,
I was wondering how manageable principles of neuroscience is if you were to watch all the lectures online? If I were to do it, I would have clashes for all 3 lectures -.-
Thanks!

I'd say it is definitely manageable. I probably listened to 70% of the PoNS lectures as opposed to attending, peter kitchener (the main lecturer) explains concepts very well over lectopia.