Survey of visual perception. Contemporary theories of retarded intellectual development and related research. Reviews methodological and conceptual problems related to the conduct of basic behavioral research on mental retardation. Discussion or retardate-normal earning and motivational process differences and similarities. Topics in Biology.
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Check timetable for current offerings. Development of the Nervous System. Survey of the principles guiding neuronal development. Course will cover descriptive and experimental analyses of developmental mechanisms underlying the formation of both vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. Cellular Signal Transduction Mechanisms.