BIOL 3405 — Neurobiology

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Introduces the cellular and molecular functioning of the nervous system, the organization of neurons into circuits, the processing of information, and the generation of motor output.

Prerequisites

one of:
- BIOL 1103 (min D-)
- BIOL 1113 (min D-)
- BIOL 2297 (min D-)
- BIOL 2299 (min D-)
- ENVR 2290 (min D-)
- EEMB 2290 (min D-)
- PSYC 3458 (min D-)
- PSYC 241M

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Summer B 2023	1	27	30	90%	3.0
Fall 2023	1	81	81	100%	0.0
Spring 2024	1	76	76	100%	0.0
Summer A 2024	1	33	33	100%	0.0
Summer B 2024	1	29	30	97%	1.0
Fall 2024	2	119	120	99%	0.5
Spring 2025	2	152	150	101%	0.0
Summer A 2025	1	31	30	103%	0.0
Summer B 2025	1	30	30	100%	0.0
Fall 2025	2	128	121	106%	0.0
Spring 2026	2	151	150	101%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 21% · T 0% · W 37% · Th 21% · F 0%

Common patterns: async (52% of sections), MWR (21% of sections), W (16% of sections), S (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Lesley Ricci (57% of students) · reviews
Jamie Bunce (43% of students) · reviews

Spring

Jamie Bunce (53% of students) · reviews
Lesley Ricci (47% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews

Summer B

Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

BIOL 3601, BIOL 4705, BIOL 4709, BIOL 5541, BIOL 5595, BIOL 5601, PSYC 3506, PSYC 3508, PSYC 3510, PSYC 4510, PSYC 4512, PSYC 4514, PSYC 4540, PSYC 4570, PT 5410

Courses that list BIOL 3405 in their prerequisites.

Links

Official catalog (BIOL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOL courses · Plan it at numap.app