Stanford Pre-Collegiate - Neuroscience Course
Online synchronous course. Covers action potentials, synaptic transmission, and sensory systems.
Application Deadline March 13, 2026
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is an online summer program
Courses are offered in a range of subject areas
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