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Biol 6102:  Neurobiology
Schedule

 

 Date

Chapt

Topic

 Assignments 

 

 

Unit 1: Basic Components

 

Tues 8/18

1

Introduction to Neuroscience

 

Thurs 8/20

2

Neurons, Glia, and Neuromics

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 1 Due Tues 9/1

Tues 8/25

3

Electrical Signaling: The Resting Potential

Lecture notes | slides: pdf file

Practice questions | Answers

Thurs 8/27

4

Electrical Signaling: The Action Potential

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 2 Due Tues 9/1

Tues 9/1

5

Synaptic Transmission

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Thurs 9/3

-

Review 

More Practice questions

Tues 9/8

-

Exam #1

 

 

 

Unit 2: The Brain and Sensory Systems

 

Thurs 9/10

7

Neuroanatomy (PowerPoint)

 

Tues 9/15

12

Somatosensory System

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 3 part 1

(Friewald et. al. Nat Neurosci 2009)

Thurs 9/17

8

The Chemical Senses

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Tues 9/22

9

Vision: The Eye

Lecture notes | Slides (pdf)

 

Thurs 9/24

10

Vision: Central Pathways

Lecture notes | Slides (pdf)

 

Tues 9/29

11

Auditory and Vestibular Systems

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Thurs 10/1

-

Review

 

Tues 10/6

-

Exam #2 

 

 

 

Unit 3: Motor Systems and Behavior

 

Thurs 10/8

13

Movement: Spinal Cord

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Tues 10/13

14

Movement: Higher Control

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 4

Thurs 10/15

 

Last day to withdraw with a W

 

Thurs 10/15

handout

Neuroethology

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Tues 10/20

-

Society for Neuroscience meeting - No class

 

Thurs 10/22

6

Neuropharmacology

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 4 pt 1 due

Tues 10/27

15, 22

Mental Illness, Drugs, and Addiction

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Thurs 10/29

 

Review

 

Tues 11/3

-

Exam #3

 

 

 

Unit 4: Nervous System Plasticity

 

Thurs 11/5

19

Biological Rhythms

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Tues 11/10

23

Wiring the Brain

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Thurs 11/12

24

Learning and Memory pt 1

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

Assignment 4 pt 2 due

Tues 11/17

25

Learning and Memory pt 2

Lecture notes | PowerPoint

 

Thurs 11/19

-

Group presentations

Assignment 4 pt 3 due

Tues 11/24

-

Thanksgiving Holiday – No class

 

Thurs 11/26

-

Thanksgiving Holiday – No class

 

Tues 12/1

-

Evolution of Nervous systems

 

Thurs 12/3

-

Review

 

Tues 12/8

-

Final Exam 12:30

 

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