| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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| 1 | Ion Channels Permeation - Prof. David P. Corey Neurocytology: Neurons - Prof. Elio Raviola |
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| 2 | Ion Channel Gating - Prof. David Corey Neurocytology Synapses - Prof. Elio Raviola |
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| 3 | Action Potentials and Axonal Conduction - Prof. David P. Corey | Problem set 1 due |
| 4 | Synaptic Overview and Neuromuscular Junct - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz Diseases of Nerve Conduction - Prof. Alfred W. Sandrock, Jr. |
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| 5 | Mechanisms of Transmitter Release - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz Synaptic Transmissions: CNS Receptors - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz |
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| 6 | Ion Channel Disease - Prof. Robert H. Brown | Problem set 2 due |
| 7 | G-Protein Linked Receptors - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz | Problem set 3 due |
| 8 | Synaptic Integration - Prof. Rachel Wilson Synaptic Plasticity and LTP - Prof. Chinfei Chen |
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| 9 | Epilepsy - Prof. Elizabeth Anne Thiele Psychopharmacology - Prof. Timothy Turner |
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| Exam I | ||
| 10 | Overview, Meninges - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Spinal Cord |
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| 11 | Peripheral Nerves and Cranial Nerves - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem I |
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| 12 | Cranial Nerve Nuclei - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem II |
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| 13 | Brainstem Tracts and Review - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem III |
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| 14 | Cerebellum - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Cerebellum |
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| 15 | Thalamus and Hypothalamus - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Horizontal Plane Brain Cutting |
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| 16 | Basal Ganglia - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Coronal Plane Brain Cutting |
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| 17 | Cerebral Cortex - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Limbic System (I) - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch |
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| 18 | New Approaches to Brain Imaging - Prof. Bruce Robert Rosen Lab: Cerebral Cortex |
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| 19 | Limbic System II and Diffuse Projecting System - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Limbic System |
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| 20 | Vasculature - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Vasculature |
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| Exam II | ||
| 21 | Light Detection by Retina - Prof. Richard H. Masland Olfaction - Prof. Rachel Wilson |
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| 22 | Primary Visual Coding - Prof. Richard H. Masland Retinal Disease - Prof. Joseph Rizzo |
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| 23 | Visual Processing in the Cortex - John A. Assad Higher Visual Processing - John A. Assad |
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| 24 | Somatic Sensation - Prof. David P. Corey Pain - Prof. Emery Neal Brown |
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| 25 | Hair Cells of the Inner Ear - Prof. David P. Corey Auditory Coding - Prof. David P. Corey |
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| 26 | Vestibular System/VOR - Prof. David P. Corey Motor I: Muscles, Nerves, Spinal Cord - Prof. Emad Eskandar |
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| 27 | Motor II: Brainstem and Cortex - John A. Assad Motor III: Cerebellum - John A. Assad |
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| 28 | Motor IV: Basal Ganglia - Prof. Emad Eskandar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Prof. Robert H. Brown, Jr. |
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| 29 | Parkinson Disease - Prof. Martin A. Samuels Practical - The Neurological Exam - Prof. Martin A. Samuels |
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| Exam III | ||
| 30 | Neural Cell Fates - Lisa V. Goodrich Cell Migration and Cortical Malformations - Prof. Christopher A. Walsh |
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| 31 | Axon Guidance and Myelination - Lisa V. Goodrich Survival and Apoptosis - Prof. Rosalind A. Segal |
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| 32 | Synapse Formation: Presynaptic - Prof. Joshua Sanes Synapse Formation: Postsynaptic - Prof. Joshua Sanes |
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| 33 | Activity-Dependent Development - Prof. Carla J. Shatz Critical Periods - Prof. Carla J. Shatz |
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| 34 | Spinal Cord Injury - Prof. Zhigang He Birdsong: A Model for Speech - Prof. Richard Mooney |
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| 35 | Excitotoxicity and Stroke - Prof. Frances E. Jensen Neural Precursors - Prof. Jeffrey D. Macklis |
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| 36 | Memory - Prof. Andrew E. Budson Alzheimer Disease - Prof. Bradley T. Hyman |
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| 37 | Fear - Prof. Steven E. Hyman Addiction - Prof. Steven E. Hyman |
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| Final Exam |