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COGS 107ANeuroanatomy and Physiology

4 units · COGS · UC San Diego

This first course in the sequence focuses on principles of brain organization, from neurons to circuits to functional networks. It explores developmental plasticity, neuronal connectivity, cellular communication, complex signaling, and how these various dimensions form functional brain systems.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need:

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (9 programs).

Required in (7)

  • Cognitive Science (B.A.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition (B.S.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction (B.S.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture (B.S.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.) (PC34)

One of the options in (5)

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognitive Science (B.S.)
  • Cognitive Science with Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation (B.S.)
  • Computer Science (B.S.)
  • Linguistics (Speech and Language Sciences) (B.A.)
What it opens up

Courses that list COGS 107A as a prerequisite (12)

  • COGS 107B Systems Neuroscience
  • COGS 115 Neurological Development and Cognitive Change
  • COGS 116 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • COGS 169 Genetic Information for Behavior: From Single Cells to Mammals
  • COGS 172 Brain Disorders and Cognition
  • COGS 175 The Neuropsychological Basis of Alternate States of Consciousness
  • COGS 176 From Sleep to Attention
  • COGS 178 Genes, Brains, and Behavior
  • COGS 179 Electrophysiology of Cognition
  • COGS 184 Modeling the Evolution of Cognition
  • COGS 279 Electrophysiology of Cognition
  • PSYC 113 Electroencephalogram (EEG) Lab