| Mon |
Aug 25 |
Introduction and overview |
Martin Ch 1 |
| Wed |
Aug 27 |
Cells of the brain |
| Fri |
Aug 29 |
Ion channels and signaling |
Martin Ch 2 |
| Mon |
Sept 1 |
Labor Day, no class |
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| Wed |
Sep 3 |
Structure of ion channels |
Martin Ch 3 |
| Fri |
Sep 5 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Mon |
Sept 8 |
Ionic basis of the resting potential |
Martin Ch 5 |
| Wed |
Sept 10 |
Ionic basis of the action potential |
Martin Ch 6 |
| Fri |
Sept 12 |
Neurons as conductors of electricity |
Martin Ch 7 |
| Mon |
Sept 15 |
| Wed |
Sept 17 |
Gap junctions and electrical synapses |
Ch 9 |
| Fri |
Sept 19 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Mon |
Sept 22 |
REVIEW |
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| Wed |
Sept 24 |
Exam 1 |
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| Fri |
Sept 26 |
Neurosecretion |
Ch 9 |
| Mon |
Sept 29 |
Exocytosis and the SNARE hypothesis |
Ch 13, 258-263;
Ch11, 213-225 |
| Wed |
Oct 1 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Fri |
Oct 3 |
Synaptic release of neurotransmitters |
Ch 11, 199-213 |
| Mon |
Oct 6 |
Synaptic plasticity |
Ch 12 |
| Wed |
Oct 8 |
Neurotransmitters and neurohormones |
Ch 13, 14 |
| Fri |
Oct 10 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
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| Mon |
Oct 13 |
Directly coupled receptors |
Ch 9 |
| Wed |
Oct 15 |
Indirectly coupled receptors |
Ch 10 |
| Fri |
Oct 17 |
Neuromodulation |
Ch 10 |
| Mon |
Oct 20 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Wed |
Oct 22 |
REVIEW |
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| Fri |
Oct 24 |
Exam 2 |
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| Mon |
Oct 27 |
Sensory receptors |
Ch 17, 18, 19 |
| Wed |
Oct 29 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Fri |
Oct 31 |
Axon outgrowth and cell adhesion |
Ch 23, 497-500 |
| Mon |
Nov 3 |
Axon guidance and synapse formation |
Ch 23, 500-512 |
| Wed |
Nov 5 |
Growth factors, survival and pruning |
Ch 23, 512-521 |
| Fri |
Nov 7 |
Denervation and regeneration of synaptic connections |
Ch 24 |
| Mon |
Nov 10 |
PAPER for DISCUSSION |
Student Presenters |
| Wed |
Nov 12 |
REVIEW |
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| Fri |
Nov 14 |
Exam 3 |
|
| Mon |
Nov 17 |
TBA |
|
| Wed |
Nov 19 |
Parkinson's disease |
|
| Fri |
Nov 21 |
Alzheimer's disease |
|
| Mon |
Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving Holiday, no class |
|
| Wed |
Nov 26 |
Thanksgiving Holiday, no class |
|
| Fri |
Nov 28 |
Thanksgiving Holiday, no class |
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| Mon |
Dec 1 |
Fragile X syndrome |
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| Wed |
Dec 3 |
Prion disorders |
|
| Fri |
Dec 5 |
Multiple sclerosis/Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| Mon |
Dec 8 |
Huntington's disease |
|
| Wed |
Dec 10 |
REVIEW |
|
| Tue |
Dec 16 |
Final Exam (1:30pm) |
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