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Course coordinator: Professor Carl D. Hopkins


LECTURE SCHEDULE

Required textbooks: Purves, D., Augustine, G.J., Hall, W.C., LaMantia, A.S., McNamara, J.O., Williams, S. M. (2007). Neuroscience. Fourth edition. Sinauer, Sunderland, Mass. Referred to as Purves.

Lecture Outlines (2007) Paper version is available in campus store (~$18).

# Day Date Topic Lecturer Reading
Slides
Audio
Links
1 M 1/21 Introduction to Neurobiology Hopkins Ch.1
2 W 1/23 Electrical Signaling Fetcho Ch. 2
NA
3 F 1/25 Resting Potential Fetcho Ch. 3
NA
4 M 1/28 Action Potential & Propagation I Fetcho Ch. 3
NA
5 W 1/30 Action Potential & Propagation II Fetcho Ch. 3
NA
6 F 2/1 Ion Channel Structure, Function, Diversity Fetcho Ch. 4
NA
7 M 2/4 Diseases of Ion Channels | Quiz (#1-4) Fetcho Ch. 4
NA
8 W 2/6 Ionic Mechanisms of Synaptic Excitation Harris-Warrick Ch. 5 & 102-112
9 F 2/8 Synaptic Inhibition & Neuronal Integration Harris-Warrick Ch. 5 & 112-118 .
10 M 2/11 Release of Transmitter Harris-Warrick Ch. 5 & 94-107 Ch. 8 & 177-180
11 W 2/13 Neuromodulation Harris-Warrick Ch. 7
12 F 2/15 Neurochemistry Harris-Warrick Ch. 6
13 M 2/18 Just Say "Know" to Drugs Harris-Warrick Ch. 6 & boxes on 139 & 147 esp.
14 W 2/20 Psychiatric Diseases Harris-Warrick None.
  TH 2/21 Review Session - 7:30-9:30P Stocking Hall, Rm. 204    
NA
15 F 2/22 Building Blocks of the Nervous System I Bass Ch. 1
16 M 2/25 Exam 1 (on #1-14)  
17 W 2/27 Building Blocks of the Nervous System II Bass Ch. 1
18 F 2/29 Neural Systems and Sensory Maps Bass Ch. 9
19 M 3/3 Control of Movement Bass Ch. 17 & 18
20 W 3/5 Touch and Principles of Sensory Function Hopkins Ch. 9
21 F 3/7 Sensory Transduction Hopkins see L21 notes
22 M 3/10 Vision I Hopkins Ch. 11
23 W 3/12 Parkinson's Disease Baker Supplementary Reading

Edited

24 F 3/14 Vision II Hopkins Ch.12
  W 3/17-3/21 SPRING BREAK    
NA
NA
NA
25 M 3/24 Hearing Hopkins Ch. 13
26 W 3/26 Sensory-Motor Integration Hopkins Ch. 20
27 F 3/28 Sleeping, Dreaming, Waking Bass Ch. 28

circuit diagrams

28 M 3/31 Emotional Brain Bass Ch. 29

circuit diagrams

29 W 4/2 Epilepsy Hoy Purves, p. 134, 201-203
  TH 4/3 Review Session - 7:30-9:30P Baker Rm. 200    
NA
30 F 4/4 Language & Communication I Hoy Ch. 27 & website
31 M 4/7 Exam 2 (on #15-28)    
32 W 4/9 Language & Communication II Hoy Ch. 27 & website
33 F 4/11 Learning and Memory I Hoy Ch. 31
Ch. 24 p. 612 & slides
34 M 4/14 Learning and Memory II Hoy Ch. 31 & selected websites
35 W 4/16 Learning and Memory: Cell & Molecular Booker Ch. 8
36 F 4/18 Initial Formation of Vertebrate CNS Booker Ch. 22
37 M 4/21 Specification of Neural Tissue I Booker Ch. 22
38 W 4/23 Specification of Neural Tissue II Booker Ch. 22
39 F 4/25 Directed Movement of Neurons & Axons Booker Ch. 23:577-596
Ch. 24:616-633
40 M 4/28 Apoptosis Booker Ch. 23:596-597
Ch. 25:644-647
41 W 4/30 Neurotrophic Factors Booker Ch. 23:600-608
42 F 5/2 Neuroethology Hopkins Read: Marder, 2002
    5/12 Review Session - 2:00-3:30 PM in Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall. EXAM INFO Booker, Hoy, Hopkins  
    5/16 Exam III (29-42) + comprehensive final - in Kennedy Hall Auditorium 9-11:30 AM. ALL  

 

 


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