Neuroscience > BS Program > Core and Upper Level Courses

Declared Neuroscience majors can choose from these upper-level courses, considering their focus area, to complete their degree. Lower-level neuroscience courses may not be required for the major, and are not listed on this page. 

Please check the BS requirements page to get a full list of required or optional courses, or consult the online course catalogue for complete course information. Additional course registration information can be found on the Student Information System website.

Neuroscience Core Courses (Required of All Majors)

Core courses generally run the same times every semester, so they are not included in the table below.

  • 050.203 Neuroscience: Cognitive: Bonner, Spring
  • 080.305 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I, Zhao/Fetsch/Hendry, Fall
  • 080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems II, Zhao/Fetsch/Hendry, Spring
  • 080.250 Neuroscience Lab, Trageser/Sterbing-D’Angelo/Ross, Fall and Spring

Please note that the list of upper levels and their POS tag may change each semester.

Focus Areas: Systems (ST), Cellular and Molecular (CM), Cognitive (CG), Computational (CP)

Fall 2025

Course NumberCourse NameInstructorDay/TimeLimitFocus Area
AS.050.312Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level VisionZhaoMW 12-1:1525CG
AS.050.347Deep Learning for Cognitive NeuroscienceIsikTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM18CG/CP
AS.050.365Cracking the code: Theory and modeling of information coding in neural activityBonnerTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM19CG/CP/ST
AS.050.375Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with EN.601.485)YullieTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM 68CG/CP/ST
AS.080.301Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersSmithMWF 12:00PM-12:50PM 25 ST/CG
AS.080.303Structure of the Nervous SystemHendryTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM40ST/CM
AS.080.308NeuroeconomicsTrageserTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM70ST/CP/CG
AS.080.309Neuroaesthetics: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health, Wellbeing, and LearningGarrett/TrageserTh 4:30PM-7:00PM30CG
AS.080.310Synaptic Function and Plasticity Lee/KirkwoodWF 3:00PM-4:15PM19CM
AS.080.316Prefrontal Cortex: Computational Models and Neurophysiology
StuphornTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM23CP/ST
AS.080.323Neural plasticity: Applications to Neurology (writing intensive)FotuhiM 3:00PM-5:30PM19CG/ST/CM
AS.080.329Current Topics in Peripheral Neuropathies and Nerve Diseases (writing intensive)FarahMW 5:00PM-6:15PM15CG/CM/CP/ST
AS.080.336Brain-Body Interactions in Health and DiseaseFarahTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM30ST
AS.080.338The Biology of Vision (writing intensive)HendryMWF 9:00AM-9:50AM20ST/CM
AS.080.349Neural Oscillations, Cognition and Disease (writing intensive)RossTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM20CG/ST
AS080.355Computational Principles of Biological VisionNielsen/ConnorTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM30CP/ST
AS.080.360Disease & Disorders of the Nervous SystemBaraban/SmithTTh 4:30PM-5:45PM100CM/ST
AS.200.322Clinical NeuropsychologyRickardsT 5:00PM-7:30PM20ST
AS.200.334Human Memory PsychologyChenTh 2:30-5:00PM19ST
AS.200.376NeuropsychopharmacologySterbing-D'AngeloTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM50CM/ST
AS.200.380Neurobiology of Human CognitionBednyTh 3:00PM-5:30PM25CG
EN.580.625Structure and Function of the Auditory and Vestibular SystemsCullenTTh 8:30AM-10AM
(Med Campus)		40ST
EN.601.485Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with AS.050.375)YuillieTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM68CG/CP/ST
ME.440.715Trends in the Neurobiology of Aging ( (open to advanced undergraduate students with permission of the instructor and Dr. Trageser, DUS)MattsonTh 9:00AM-10:30AM (Med Campus)
2nd Quarter
Oct 22 - Dec 19		ST/CM
FA#2 - Science & Data

Spring 2025

Course #ConcentrationCourse nameProfessorMeeting TimesLimits
AS.020.303CMGeneticsFisher/AndersenTTh12:00-1:15 460
AS.050.315CGCognitive Neuropsychology of Visual PerceptionMcCloskeyTTh 12:00-1:1575
AS.050.326CG/CPFoundations of Cognitive Science (writing intensive)HaleTTh 9:00-10:1515
AS.050.337CG/CPReading the Mind: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience of VisionLiTTh 1:30-2:4523
AS.080.304CM/ST/CGNeuroscience of Learning and MemoryBakkerTTh 4:30-5:45 45
AS.080.321CPComputational NeuroscienceTrageserTTh 12:00-1:15 60
AS.080.326ST/CMNeurobiology and Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System FarahTTh 10:30-11:4544
AS.080.328CG/STBehavioral Neuroscience LabSmithMW 10:30-11:45;
TTh 10:30-11:45
24 (2 sections of 12)
AS.080.330CM/CG/STWriting About the Brain (writing intensive)LindenF 1:30-46
AS.080.333CM/STNeuroimmunology (writing intensive)HendryMW 12:00-1:1520
AS.080.337CMDrug Discovery Research for Neurological DisordersTsukamotoMTh 6pm-7:15pm18
AS.080.339CG/STCognitive Neuroscience of Aging (writing intensive)RossTTh 12:00-1:1520
AS.080.345ST/CMGreat Discoveries in NeuroscienceBarabanTTh 3-4:15 60
AS.200.304CG/STNeuroscience of Decision MakingStuphornTTh 12:00-1:1519
AS.200.330CG/CP/STHuman and Machine IntelligenceLeeT 1:30-419
AS.200.332CPSeminar in Theoretical NeuroscienceHoneyTh 1:30-4:0019
AS.200.344ST/CMBehavioral EndocrinologyBohnTTh 3-4:1580
AS.200.369CG/STNeuroscience of Motivation & RewardJanakTTh 10:30-11:4519
AS.200.377STNeuroethologySterbing-D'AngeloTTh 10:30-11:45 19
AS.200.385CG/STHuman NeuroplasticityBednyT 1:30-4:0019
AS.200.659CPQuantitative Methods for Brain Sciences (open to undergraduate seniors with instructor's approval)MysoreTF 1:30-2:4530
EN.553.492CPMathematical BiologyMaggioniMW 4:30-5:4519
EN.580.439CPModels of the NeuronZhangMWF 10:00-10:50; T 9-9:50 10
EN.580.468CPPractical Human NeuroimagingChibMWF 1:30-2:4510
EN.601.404CPBrain & ComputationKosarajuT 4:30-5:2020
ME.440.705CMCellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Development II: Regulation of Neural Connectivity Kolodkin4th quarter
March 27-May 19 Tue/Th 2:30-4:00 Location: PCTB 903 (Johns Hopkins Medical Campus)
Credits: 1.5		Open to advanced undergraduates with prior approval from the course director, Dr. Alex Kolodkin ([email protected]) and Dr. Jason Trageser (DUS)
ME.440.707CMMolecular Mechanisms of Synaptic TransmissionBergles3rd quarter
January 23-March 27
Monday 1:00-3:00 Location: PCTB 903 (Johns Hopkins Medical Campus)
Credits: 2
Open to advanced undergraduates with prior approval from the course director, Dr. Dwight Bergles ([email protected]) and Dr. Jason Trageser (DUS)

Fall 2024

Course NumberCourse NameInstructorDay/TimeLimitFocus Area
AS.050.312Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level VisionLiTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM22CG
AS.050.347Deep Learning for Cognitive NeuroscienceIsikTTh 1:30PM-2:45PM20CG/CP
AS.050.365Cracking the code: Theory and modeling of information coding in neural activityBonnerTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM19CG/CP/ST
AS.050.371Bayesian InferenceWilsonMW 12:00PM-1:15PM25CG/CP
AS.050.375Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with EN.601.485)YullieTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM 40CG/CP/ST
AS.080.301Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersSmithMWF 12:00PM-12:50PM 25 ST/CG
AS.080.303Structure of the Nervous SystemHendryMW 4:30PM-5:45PM40ST/CM
AS.080.308NeuroeconomicsTrageserTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM70ST/CP/CG
AS.080.309Neuroaesthetics: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health, Wellbeing, and LearningGarrett/MagsamenTh 4:30PM-7:00PM30CG
AS.080.310Synaptic Function and Plasticity Lee/KirkwoodWF 3:00PM-4:15PM19CM
AS.080.316Prefrontal Cortex: Computational Models and Neurophysiology
StuphornTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM23CP/ST
AS.080.323Neural plasticity: Applications to Neurology (writing intensive)FotuhiM 4:30PM-7:00PM19CG/ST/CM
AS.080.329Current Topics in Peripheral Neuropathies and Nerve Diseases (writing intensive)FarahMW 3:00PM-4:15PM15CG/CM/CP/ST
AS.080.336Brain-Body Interactions in Health and Disease FarahTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM30ST
AS.080.349Neural Oscillations, Cognition and Disease (writing intensive)RossTTh 12:00PM-1:15PM20CG/ST
AS.080.360Disease & Disorders of the Nervous SystemBaraban/SmithTTh 4:30PM-5:45PM100CM/ST
AS.200.322Clinical NeuropsychologyRickardsT 5:00PM-7:30PM20ST
AS.200.329Real World Human Data: Analysis & VisualizationChenTh 1:30-4:0019CG/CP
AS.200.376NeuropsychopharmacologySterbing-D'AngeloTTh 10:30AM-11:45AM50CM/ST
AS.200.380Neurobiology of Human CognitionBednyT 1:30PM-4:00PM50CG
AS.250.302Modeling the Living CellJohnsonTTh 1:30PM-2:45 PM(Lecture)
M 5:00PM-6:00PM (Lab)		35CP
EN.580.625Structure and Function of the Auditory and Vestibular SystemsCullenTTh 8:30AM-10AM
(Med Campus)		40ST
EN.601.485Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with AS.050.375)YuillieTTh 9:00AM-10:15AM40CG/CP/ST

Spring 2024

Course #ConcentrationCourse nameProfessorMeeting TimesLimits
AS.020.303CMGeneticsFisher/AndersenTTh12:00-1:15 465
AS.050.315CGCognitive Neuropsychology of Visual PerceptionMcCloskeyTTh 12:00-1:1575
AS.050.332CGDevelopmental Cognitive NeuroscienceLandauW 1:30-3:5015
AS.050.337CG/CPReading the Mind: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience of VisionLiTTh 1:30-2:4520
As.050.372CG/CPFoundations of Neural Network TheorySmolenskyMWF 3:00-4:1515
AS.080.304CM/ST/CGNeuroscience of Learning and MemoryBakkerTTh 4:30-5:45 45
AS.080.310CMSynaptic Function and PlasticityLee/KirkwoodWF 3-4:1519
AS.080.321CPComputational NeuroscienceTrageserTTh 12:00-1:15 60
AS.080.326ST/CMNeurobiology and Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System FarahTTh 10:30-11:4544
AS.080.328CG/STBehavioral Neuroscience LabSmithMW 10:30-11:45;
TTh 10:30-11:45
24 (2 sections of 12)
AS.080.330CM/CG/STWriting About the Brain (writing intensive)LindenF 1:30-46
AS.080.333CMNeuroimmunologyHendryMW 4:30-5:4525
AS.080.337CMDrug Discovery Research for Neurological DisordersTsukamotoMTh 6pm-7:15pm18
AS.080.339CG/STCognitive Neuroscience of Aging (writing intensive)RossTTh 12:00-1:1520
AS.080.345ST/CMGreat Discoveries in NeuroscienceBarabanMW 3-4:15 60
AS.200.304CG/STNeuroscience of Decision MakingStuphornMW 3-4:1519
AS.200.311CG/STSensory Representations in the Brain: Maps, Modules, & Distributed CodingFischerTTh 4:30-5:4519
AS.200.330CG/CP/STHuman and Machine IntelligenceLeeT 1:30-419
AS.200.332CPSeminar in Theoretical NeuroscienceHoneyTTh 1:30-2:4519
AS.200.334STHuman Memory PsychologyChenF 1:30-4:0019
AS.200.344ST/CMBehavioral EndocrinologyBohnTTh 3-4:1580
AS.200.370CG/STFunctional Human NeuroanatomyCourtney-FarugeeMW 1:30-2:4535
AS.200.377STNeuroethologySterbing-D'AngeloTTh 10:30-11:45 18
AS.376.371ST/CGIntroduction to Music CognitionLopez-GonzalezW 4:30-7:0012
EN.553.492CPMathematical BiologyPisanoMW 3-4:1515
EN.580.439CPModels of the NeuronZhangMWF 10:00-10:50; T 9-9:50 10
EN.580.468CPPractical Human NeuroimagingChibMWF 1:30-2:4510
EN.601.404CPBrain & ComputationKosarajuT 4:30-5:2020
ME.440.705CMCellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Development II: Regulation of Neural Connectivity (open to advanced undergraduate students with permission of the instructor and Dr. Trageser, DUS)Kolodkin4th Quarter: Mar 27-May 19; Location: PCTB 1022; Tue/Th 9-10:30 am (times to be confirmed)