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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 |
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
slides |
|
Feb
13 Mon 3-4 pm |
Visual System II:
Central Pathways |
Potashner |
slides ; text |
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Feb
16 Thu 3-4 pm |
Visual System III:
Depth and Motion |
Potashner |
slides ; text |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Chemosensory
Systems |
Mohan |
slides |
|
Feb 20 Mon 3-5 pm |
First exam |
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Feb
23 Thu 3-4 pm |
Reticular Formation
Anatomy |
Oliver |
slides ; text |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Auditory System I:
Peripheral |
Kim |
slides ; text |
|
Feb
27 Mon 3-4 pm |
Diencephalon
Anatomy |
Zecevic |
slides ; text |
|
Mar 1
Thu 3-4 pm |
Sensory
Psychophysics |
Bernstein |
slides |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Auditory System
III: Midbrain & Forebrain |
Oliver |
slides |
|
Mar
5 Mon 3-4 pm |
Auditory System II:
Hindbrain |
Kim |
slides |
|
Mar 8
Thu 3-4 pm |
Telencephalon-Cerebral Cortex
Anatomy |
Zecevic |
slides ; text |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Vestibular System |
Kuwada |
slides ; text |
|
Mar 12 - 16 |
Spring break |
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Mar
19 Mon 3-4 pm |
Spinal Reflexes |
Kuwada |
text-1; text-2 |
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Mar
22 Thu 3-4 pm |
Eye Movement |
Potashner |
slides ; text |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Voluntary Movement |
Potashner |
slides ; text |
|
Mar
26 Mon 3-4 pm |
Posture and Balance |
Potashner |
slides ; text |
|
Mar
29 Thu 3-4 pm |
Basal Ganglia
Anatomy |
Zecevic |
slides ; text |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Basal Ganglia
Function |
Crocker |
slides |
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Apr 2 Mon 3-5 pm |
Second exam |
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Apr 5 Thu 3-4 pm |
Gross Brain Anatomy
IV |
Zecevic, Oliver |
slides |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Cerebellum |
Oliver |
slides ; text |
|
Apr 9
Mon 3-4 pm |
Hypothalamus |
Conti |
slides |
|
Apr
12 Thu 3-4 pm |
Autonomic Nervous
System; |
Conti |
slides |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Neurochemical
Systems |
Conti |
slides |
|
Apr
16 Mon 3-4 pm |
Brainstem Modulatory Systems |
Conti |
slides |
|
Apr
19 Thu 3-4 pm |
Limbic System – Emotional
Experience |
Antic |
slides |
|
" " 4-5 pm |
Limbic System
Functions |
Conti |
slides |
|
Apr
23 Mon 3-4 pm |
Addiction &
Reward Systems |
Conti |
slides |
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Apr
26 Thu 3-4 pm |
Learning and Memory |
Antic |
slides |
|
" "
4-5 pm |
Cerebral Cortex –
Cellular Mechanisms |
Antic |
slides |
|
Apr
30 Mon 3-4 pm |
Speech and Birdsong
Systems |
Kim |
slides |
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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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