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Students should be able to independently:

1. describe the major areas of Neuroscience and current topics within them
2. demonstrate familiarity with basic neuroanatomy and nervous system function on a molecular, cellular and systemic level
3. read papers in the primary literature and...
   • recognize
     • the research question being asked and its significance,
     • the hypothesis being tested,
     • the predictions being used to test the hypothesis
   • evaluate
     • the appropriateness of the experimental design
     • the interpretation of the results
   • identify
     • an appropriate next step to take in this research
4. identify a topic of current interest, develop a hypothesis in this area and design a research program to test this hypothesis
5. present the results of a scientific experiment or a proposed experimental design clearly in standard scientific written and oral formats