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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       1. the research
question being asked and its significance,       2. the
hypothesis being tested,       3. the predictions being used to
test the hypothesis     • evaluate       1. the appropriateness
of the experimental design       2. the interpretation of the
results     • identify       1. an appropriate next step to take
in this research   1. identify a topic of current interest,
develop a hypothesis in this area and design a research program
to test this hypothesis   2. present the results of a scientific
experiment or a proposed experimental design clearly in standard
scientific written and oral formats  Academic Dean