Preliminary Biology 465/565 Neurophysiology
Lecture Schedule - Spring 2001
IMPORTANT
NOTE: the topics in the last parf of the course (roughly L17 onward) will be
determined by student interest and likely will differ significantly from listed
topics. Also, each subject will focus
on the neurobiology & neurophysiology of the larger subject. For example, a discussion of drugs of
addiction will focus on drug action at the cellular level and consequences
within so-called 'pleasure centers' of the brain, not behavior.
date
L01 Course
introduction - History of Neurophysiology
L02 Intro
to the nervous system - The Search for Mind
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PART
I: COMPONENTS OF MIND - The Neuron
L03 Ion channels and resting potentials
L04 Ion channels and resting potentials
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L05 Graded
potentials
L06 Action
potentials,
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L07 Voltage
clamps and patch clamps
L08 Synaptic
transmission between neurons Submit practice exam questions
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L09 Neurotransmitters
and second messengers
PART
II: DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE
BRAIN
L10 Cues
for brain development Submit questions for Exam 1
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L11 Sensory
deprivation experiments - altering development
L12 Evaluate Exam 1
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L13 Stem
cells and the usefulness of developmental pathways
L14 The
Peripheral Nervous System - general structures and functions
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PART
III: THE FUNCTIONING BRAIN and MIND
L15 The
Central Nervous System - general structures and functions
L16 The
Central Nervous System - Motor Cortex and Pre-Motor Cortex
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L17 Signalling
within the cortex: EEG’s and epilepsy
L18 Learning
and memory - simple systems
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L19 Learning and memory - mammalian
brains
L20 Sleep
and dreams
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L21 Language
L22 Emotions
and the limbic system Submit questions for Exam 2
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PART
IV: DISORDERS OF THE MIND
L23 Mania
and depression
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L24 Evaluate Exam 2
L25 Neurophysiology
of addiction
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L26 The
Aging Mind - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
PART
V: VARIATIONS OF MIND
L27 Male/female
differences in brain and mind; the homosexual mind?
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L28 last
class - Submit final exam questions to
be discussed in class
L29 Final Exam will be ready by 5 pm
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Final exam time Evaluate Final Exam 1:00pm - 3:30pm