Course Name: BSCI 30889/NEUR 30889 Beauty and the Brain: Exploring Florence Through the Senses
Description: This is an introductory sensory neuroscience course for undergraduate students. By exploring the sensory richness of Florence, Italy, students delve into the biology of their sensory systems. Through a combination of field trips, laboratory exercises, lectures and presentations, students learn how our sensory systems function to change diverse environmental signals into information that can be interpreted by the brain. Site visits are used to highlight specific sensory systems and laboratories/lectures provide the conceptual framework. Together, these experiences lay the foundation for students' understanding of vision, taste, smell, touch and hearing in the unique environment of Florence, Italy.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
This course is offered through the Kent Campus. Please review course tuition at /tuition to find costs for Kent campus tuition.