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NEUR-4034: Diseases of the Nervous System

Description: Common brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders ranging from trauma to autism. Genetic, molecules and cellular changes in disease. Therapeutic implications and development of novel drugs. Challenges in drug discovery and implementation of personalized medicine. Ethical issues regarding genetic findings.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NEUR-2026 and NEUR-3044

Required By: NEUR-4594

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 3.71 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.35%

Alicia M Pickrell202037.6%49.9%10.4%0.0%2.1%0.0%3.162
Kristin F Phillips202490.5%6.3%1.1%0.9%0.8%0.5%3.8310
Harald W Sontheimer202085.5%11.4%2.1%0.0%0.9%0.0%3.803
Jennifer Rainville202479.7%15.1%2.3%0.4%2.3%0.4%3.674
Ian Kimbrough202188.0%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%3.891
Keaton A Unroe202370.0%10.0%0.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%3.201

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer I 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W