When I signed up for neurochemistry last spring, I didn’t know what this class entailed. The only knowledge I had came from my cousin, who had taken it during the fall 2013 semester. She said that she enjoyed it, but it did include quite a lot of reading. I didn’t think much about it again until the informational meeting during Celebration of Student Scholarship. After this meeting, I was quite intimidated about what I was going to be doing. I had learned that this was very different from the science classes I had taken previously, and that it focused a lot on the core.
While I was nervous about the focus on core, I actually ended up really enjoying it. This course has allowed me to connect a lot of my studies with the different articles we read. I had to pull on my other knowledge and resources to learn more details about the neurological dysfunction that were written about. My favorite days in neurochemistry were Fridays, in which we got to have a group discussion led by peers. These discussions started began with a focus on a cause for these diseases, but usually moved towards society’s job and responsibilities that it has towards these patients. Great debate was had on Fridays in regards to humanity’s responsibility for itself.
The semester was wrapped up by different groups creating a public service announcement for one of the diseases we studied. My group chose concussions and CTE. I enjoyed this project a lot because we were able to communicate the scientific information in a fun and accessible way. My group’s PSA will be at the end of this post. I think this class was a great way to cap off core requirements at Concordia. It combined the core values and chemistry that I love perfectly.
At the end of this class, I was able to better critically read scientific articles and then communicate to others. I also had better knowledge of the reasons behind neurological dysfunctions. The human body needs a lot of balance and regulation to function properly. I also realized how much we really don’t understand the human body, and that continuing research is necessary to help those who suffer with these disorders and diseases.
Concussion PSA
A Neurochemistry Review
