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| Neurobiology Lecture & Lab Syllabus | |
| Topic 1: Electrophysiology of the Neuron | |
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Week 1 Introduction to Neurobiology (Chapters 1&2) The neuron (Chapters 3&4) |
Lab: Introduction to Lab and Journal club |
| Week 2 Electrical Signaling (Chapters 7&8) | Lab:
Discussion of Topics for journal club; assignment of dates and topics |
| Week 3 Electrical Signaling within the Neuron (Chapters 8-10) | Lab:
AP Simulation Package - This will introduce you to some of the fundamental
concepts of electrophysiology. You will be introduced to the BioQuest CD-ROM interactive software concerning the Action Potential and the Nernst Equation. A brief lab notebook derived from the exercise will be completed. |
| Week 4 Electrophysiology Continued | Lab:
First journal club meeting Lab: Golgi-Cox staining of rat brain (for 6 weeks later) |
| Topic 2: How neurons communicate and change their properties | |
| Week 5 Introduction to Synaptic transmission (chapters 11&12) | Lab:
Second journal club meeting Lab: Acetylcholine assay |
| Week 6 Synaptic integration & Modulation (chapters 13 & 14) | Lab:
Third journal club meeting Lab: Earthworm electrophysiology |
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7 Synaptic integration & Modulation (chapters 13 & 14) Neurotransmitters and their release (chapters 15 & 16) |
Lab:
Fourth journal club meeting Lab: Introduction to Paramecium electrophysiology |
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Week 8 Fall Break Neurotransmitters and their release (chapters 15 & 16) |
Lab:
Fifth journal club meeting Lab: Practice Paramecium behavioral tests |
| Topic 3: Neurophysiology and Cognition | |
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9 Introduction to the Nervous system and its development (Chapters 5-6; parts of Ch. 25) |
Lab:
Practice Paramecium behavioral tests Lab: Sixth journal club |
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10 Cognitive Neural Science (Chapters 18&19) |
Lab:
Seventh journal club meeting Lab: Sectioning the Golgi-Cox stained rat brain |
| Week 11 Sensory Systems (Chapter 20&21) | Lab:
Eigth journal club meeting Lab: Paramecium Experiment 1 |
| Week 12 Motor Systems (Chapter 26&27) | Lab: Paramecium Experiment 2 |
| Week 13 Learning and Memory (Chapter 35 &36 | Lab: Paramecium Experiment 3 |
| Week 14 Monday: Learning and memory: molecular aspects | Lab: Thanksgiving |
Week 15 Buffer |
Lab: Poster of Paramecium experiments |
| Week 16 Finals | Final is at |