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MEDS 371, Systems Neuroscience Course |
Course website: http://meds371s.uchc.edu/
Dates:
January 20 - May 5, 2011
Day/Time: Mon. 3-4 pm; Thur. 3-5 pm;
Location: E-4036 (Neuroscience Conf. Room)
Credits: 3
Textbook: Purves, D. et al., "Neuroscience", 4th Ed., Sinauer, 2008;
Instructors:
Dr. D. O. Kim ( kim@neuron.uchc.edu ),
679-3690
Dr.
L. Conti (lconti@uchc.edu ), 679-4793
Dr. N. Zecevic (nzecevic@neuron.uchc.edu) 679-1768, and staff
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This course is a part of the core series in the Neuroscience Graduate Program .
The course is designed to help the first-year graduate students to acquire a solid understanding of the function of major
systems of the brain and their structural substrates. The students' grades will be based on quizzes, a midterm examination
and a final examination.
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Neuroanatomy resources
Mouse brain atlas
Human brain atlas
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List of topics
|
date |
topic |
lecturer |
lecture
materials |
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Jan 19 Thu 3-4 pm |
Course
Overview and Organization |
Kim,
Conti, Zecevic |
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|
" " 4-5 pm |
Gross
Brain Anatomy I |
Oliver,
Zecevic |
|
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Jan 23 Mon 3-4 pm |
Gross
Brain Anatomy II |
Oliver,
Zecevic |
(see
above) |
|
Jan
26 Thu 3-4 pm |
Gross
Brain Anatomy III: human
vs rodent |
Oliver,
Zecevic |
(see
above) |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Somatosensory:
Peripheral |
Kim |
|
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Jan 30 Mon 3-4 pm |
Somatosensory:
Central |
Kim |
|
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Feb 2 Thu 3-4 pm |
Spinal
Cord Anatomy |
Zecevic |
|
|
"
" 4-5 pm |
Brainstem
& Cranial Nerve Nuclei Anatomy |
Oliver |
|
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Feb 6 Mon 3-4 pm |
Pain
System |
Kim |
|
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Feb
9 Thu 3-4 pm |
Brainstem
& Cranial Nerve Nuclei Anatomy |
Oliver |
(see above) |
|
"
" 4-5 pm |
Visual
System I: The Eye |
Mohan |
|
|
Feb 13 Mon 3-4 pm |
Visual
System II: Central Pathways |
Potashner |
|
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Feb 16 Thu 3-4 pm |
Visual
System III: Depth and Motion |
Potashner |
|
|
" " 4-5
pm |
Chemosensory
Systems |
Mohan |
|
|
Feb 20 Mon 2-4 pm |
First
exam |
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Feb 23 Thu 3-4 pm |
Reticular
Formation Anatomy |
Oliver |
|
|
" " 4-5
pm |
Auditory
System I: Peripheral |
Kim |
|
|
Feb 27 Mon 3-4 pm |
Diencephalon
Anatomy |
Zecevic |
|
|
Mar 1 Thu 3-4 pm |
Gross Brain Anatomy
IV |
Zecevic |
video; |
|
" " 4-5
pm |
Sensory
Psychophysics |
Bernstein |
|
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Mar
5 Mon 3-4 pm |
Auditory
System III: Midbrain & Forebrain |
Oliver |
|
|
Mar 8 Thu 3-4 pm |
Auditory System II:
Hindbrain |
Kim |
|
|
"
" 4-5 pm |
Vestibular
System |
Kuwada |
|
|
Mar
12 – 16 |
Spring
break |
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Mar 19 Mon 3-4 pm |
Spinal
Reflexes |
Kuwada |
|
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Mar 22 Thu 3-4 pm |
Eye
Movement |
Potashner |
|
|
" " 4-5
pm |
Voluntary
Movement |
Potashner |
|
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Mar 26 Mon 3-4 pm |
Posture
and Balance |
Potashner |
|
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Mar
29 Thu 3-4 pm |
Basal
Ganglia Anatomy |
Oliver |
|
|
"
" 4-5 pm |
Basal
Ganglia Function |
Crocker |
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Apr 2 Mon 2-4 pm |
Second
exam |
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Apr
5 Thu 3-4 pm |
Telencephalon-Cerebral
Cortex Anatomy |
Zecevic |
|
|
4-5 pm |
Cerebellum |
Oliver |
|
|
Apr 9 Mon 3-4 pm |
Hypothalamus |
Conti |
|
|
Apr 12 Thu 2-3 pm |
Autonomic
Nervous System; |
Conti |
|
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Neurochemical
Systems |
Conti |
|
|
Apr 16 Mon 3-4 pm |
Limbic
System Anatomy |
Antic |
|
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Apr 19 Thu 3-4 pm |
Brainstem
Modulatory Systems |
Conti |
|
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Limbic
System Functions |
Conti |
|
|
Apr 23 Mon 3-4 pm |
Addiction
& Reward Systems |
Conti |
|
|
Apr 26 Thu 3-4 pm |
Learning
and Memory |
Antic |
|
|
" " 4-5
pm |
Cerebral
Cortex – Cellular Mechanisms |
Antic |
|
|
Apr 30 Mon 3-4 pm |
Speech
and Birdsong Systems |
Kim |
|
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May 3 Thu 3-5 pm |
Final
exam |
For questions and
comments, contact Dr. D. Kim, kim@neuron.uchc.edu
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