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A course (lectures and supervised laboratory
sections) designed to elaborate the physiological background
necessary for advanced work in biomedical engineering. A
quantitative model-oriented approach to physiological systems is
stressed. Topics include nerve action potentials; electromyography;
skeletal muscle mechanics; drug metabolism; and adhesion, signaling,
and mechanics of the cell.
Biological Neural Computation
This course will consider the computations performed by biological nervous
systems. Readings and discussions will investigate the biophysical and
physiological bases of computations made by ion channels, synapses,
dendrites, neurons, and neuronal systems. Computer laboratories and a
semester long independent project will determine how simple mathematical
models succeed or fail to represent observed biological function and
organismal behavior. Readings will include classic and current primary
research papers.
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