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Course Description
Introduction to the structural and functional features of the human nervous system, including the gross anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, cellular and molecular neurobiology, the major transmitter systems and the major anatomical pathways and their functions. The emphasis is on an integrative approach to the study of the structure and function of the nervous system with lectures focusing on molecular, cellular, and systems features of brain function.
2009 Lecture Schedule
NOTE: The schedule displayed on this page is NOT updated regularly. It is posted here only to give prospective students an idea of what is typically covered in the course schedule. Current students should NOT rely on the schedule displayed here.
For the latest dates, times and meeting locations, current students of the course should view the schedule that is posted on the Official 2009 Course Website.
| BLOCK 1
|
INSTRUCTOR |
DATE |
TIME |
HRS. |
SUBJECT |
| Week 1
|
| Dr. Byrne |
Mon Jan 05 |
8:00 |
1 |
Introduction to Neuroscience |
| Dr. Byrne |
Mon Jan 05 |
9:00 |
1 |
Resting Potentials and Action Potentials |
| Drs. Dafny, Dash |
Mon Jan 05 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Drs. Dash and Staff |
Mon Jan 05 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #1: External Anatomy of the Brain |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Jan 05 |
3:30 |
1.5 |
Clinical Correlate: Principles of Neurological Examination and Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Byrne |
Wed Jan 07 |
8:00 |
1 |
Ionic Mechanisms of Action Potentials |
| Dr. Byrne |
Wed Jan 07 |
9:00 |
1 |
Propagation of Action Potentials |
| Dr. Byrne |
Fri Jan 09 |
8:00 |
1 |
Synaptic Transmission at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction |
| Dr. Byrne |
Fri Jan 09 |
9:00 |
1 |
Synaptic Transmission in the CNS |
| Week 2
|
| Dr. Byrne |
Mon Jan 12 |
8:00 |
1 |
Synaptic Plasticity |
| Dr. Bean |
Mon Jan 12 |
9:00 |
1 |
Synaptic Formation/Development and Regeneration |
| Dr. Dafny |
Mon Jan 12 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dafny and Staff |
Mon Jan 12 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #2: Internal Organization of the Brain |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Jan 12 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Waymire |
Wed Jan 14 |
8:00 |
1 |
Organization of Cell Types |
| Dr. Waymire |
Wed Jan 14 |
9:00 |
1 |
Transport and Molecular Mechanisms of Secretion |
| Dr. Waymire |
Fri Jan 16 |
8:00 |
1 |
Acetylcholine Neurotransmission |
| Dr. Waxham |
Fri Jan 16 |
9:00 |
1 |
Amino Acid Neurotransmitters |
| Week 3
|
| Holiday |
Mon Jan 19 |
|
|
NO CLASSES |
| Dr. Crow |
Tue Jan 20 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Crow and Staff |
Tue Jan 20 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #3: Ventricles, Blood Vessels and External Surface of the Brain Stem |
| Dr. Mancias |
Tue Jan 20 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case] |
| Dr. Waymire |
Wed Jan 21 |
8:00 |
1 |
Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters |
| Dr. Waxham |
Wed Jan 21 |
9:00 |
1 |
Neuropeptides & Nitric Oxide |
| Dr. Beauchamp |
Fri Jan 23 |
8:00 |
1 |
Principles of Structural Neuroimaging |
| Dr. Mancias |
Fri Jan 23 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Clinical Neuroimaging |
| Week 4
|
| Dr. Guynn |
Mon Jan 26 |
10:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Neurotransmitters and Behavior |
| Block I Exam |
Thur Jan 29 |
1:00 |
3 |
Dr. Dafny and Staff - Room MSB 2.006 and Labs |
|
| BLOCK 2
|
INSTRUCTOR |
DATE |
TIME |
HRS. |
SUBJECT |
| Week 5
|
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Feb 02 |
8:00 |
1 |
Somatosensory Systems |
| Dr. Dafny |
Mon Feb 02 |
9:00 |
1 |
Spinal Cord |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Feb 02 |
10:00 |
1 |
Somatosensory Pathways |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Feb 02 |
10:00 |
1 |
Somatosensory Processes |
| Dr. Dafny |
Mon Feb 02 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dafny and Staff |
Mon Feb 02 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #4: Spinal Cord: External and Internal Anatomy and Introduction to Somatosensory Pathways |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Feb 02 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Mancias |
Wed Feb 04 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Spinal Cord Disorders |
| Dr. Mancias |
Fri Feb 06 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Somatosensory Disorders |
| Dr. Crow |
Fri Feb 06 |
10:00 |
1 |
Chemical Senses: Olfaction and Gustation |
| Week 6
|
| Dr. Crow |
Mon Feb 09 |
8:00 |
1 |
Vestibular System: Structure and Function |
| Dr. Crow |
Mon Feb 09 |
9:00 |
1 |
Vestibular Pathways and Reflexes |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Feb 09 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dougherty and Staff |
Mon Feb 09 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #5: Somatosensory, Viscerosensory, & Spinocerebellar Pathways |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Feb 09 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Crow |
Wed Feb 11 |
8:00 |
1 |
Auditory System: Structure and Function |
| Dr. Crow |
Wed Feb 11 |
9:00 |
1 |
Auditory Pathways |
| Dr. Moses |
Fri Feb 13 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Otology Methods |
| Dr. Moses |
Fri Feb 13 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Otology Clinical Cases |
| Week 7
|
| Dr. Dafny |
Mon Feb 16 |
8:00 |
1 |
Pain Principles |
| Dr. Dafny |
Mon Feb 16 |
9:00 |
1 |
Pain Pathways and Different Pain Types |
| Dr. Crow |
Mon Feb 16 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Crow and Staff |
Mon Feb 16 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #6: Auditory, Vestibular, Gustatory and Olfactory Systems |
| Dr. Moses |
Mon Feb 16 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Dafny |
Wed Feb 18 |
8:00 |
1 |
Pain Mechanisms and Modulation |
| Dr. Normand / Dr. Hagberg |
Wed Feb 18 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Principles of Anesthesia |
| Dr. Derman |
Fri Feb 20 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Headaches |
| Week 8
|
| No Neuroscience Classes Scheduled This Week (Feb 23-27) |
| Week 9
|
| Block II Exam |
Tue Mar 03 |
1:00 |
3 |
Dr. Dafny and staff - Room MSB 2.006 and Labs |
| Spring Break : Mon Mar 10 thru Fri Mar 15 2008 - NO CLASSES SCHEDULED |
|
| BLOCK 3
|
INSTRUCTOR |
DATE |
TIME |
HRS. |
SUBJECT |
| Week 10
|
| Dr. Dragoi |
Mon Mar 16 |
8:00 |
1 |
The Eye |
| Dr. Dragoi |
Mon Mar 16 |
9:00 |
1 |
Visual Pathway |
| Dr. Dragoi |
Mon Mar 16 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dragoi and Staff |
Mon Mar 16 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #7: Visual System and Control System for Eye Movements |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Mar 16 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Knierim |
Wed Mar 18 |
8:00 |
1 |
Motor Units and Muscle Receptors |
| Dr. Knierim |
Wed Mar 18 |
9:00 |
1 |
Spinal Reflexes |
| Dr. Mancias |
Fri Mar 20 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Lower Motor Neuron Disorders |
| Dr. Knierim |
Fri Mar 20 |
9:00 |
1 |
Motor Cortex |
| Week 11
|
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Mar 23 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Upper Motor Neuron Disorders |
| Dr. Knierim |
Mon Mar 23 |
9:00 |
1 |
Basal Ganglia |
| Dr. Knierim |
Mon Mar 23 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dafny and Staff |
Mon Mar 23 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #8: Higher Motor Function |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Mar 23 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Furr-Stimming |
Wed Mar 25 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Extrapyramidal Disorders |
| Dr. Knierim |
Wed Mar 25 |
9:00 |
1 |
Cerebellum |
| Dr. Mancias |
Fri Mar 27 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Cerebellar Disorders |
| Dr. Knierim |
Fri Mar 27 |
9:00 |
1 |
Disorders of the Motor System |
| Dr. Dragoi |
Fri Mar 27 |
10:00 |
1 |
Ocular Motor System |
| Week 12
|
| Dr. Dragoi |
Mon Mar 30 |
8:00 |
1 |
Ocular Motor Control |
| Dr. Dragoi |
Mon Mar 30 |
9:00 |
1 |
Visual Pathways, Eye Movement and Sensory Motor Integration |
| Dr. Knierim |
Mon Mar 30 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Dafny and Staff |
Mon Mar 30 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #9: Descending Pathways to the Spinal Cord |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Mar 30 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Herskowitz |
Wed Apr 01 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Neuroophthalmology Methods |
| Dr. Bean |
Wed Apr 01 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Genetic and Neurological Diseases |
| Dr. Kellaway and Staff |
Fri Apr 03 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Neuroophthalmology Cases |
| Dr. Baskin |
Fri Apr 03 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Principles of Neurosurgical Intervention |
| Week 13
|
| Dr. Berreto |
Mon Apr 06 |
8:00 |
1 |
Brain Circulation |
| Dr. Berreto |
Mon Apr 06 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Stroke |
| Block III Exam |
Thur Apr 09 |
1:00 |
3 |
Dr. Dafny and staff - Room MSB 2.006 and Labs |
|
| BLOCK 4 |
INSTRUCTOR |
DATE |
TIME |
HRS. |
SUBJECT |
| Week 14
|
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Apr 13 |
8:00 |
1 |
Hypothalamus: Structural Organization |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Mon Apr 13 |
9:00 |
1 |
Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Hormones |
| Dr. Crow |
Mon Apr 13 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Dr. Crow and Staff |
Mon Apr 13 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #10: Cranial Nerve Nuclei and Brain Stem Circulation |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Apr 13 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Tue Apr 14 |
8:00 |
1 |
Central Control of Autonomic Nervous System and Thermoregulation |
| Dr. Mancias |
Tue Apr 14 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Cranial Nerves |
| Dr. Baskin |
Fri Apr 17 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Hypothalamic Disorders |
| Dr. Dougherty |
Fri Apr 17 |
9:00 |
1 |
Central Control of Feeding Behavior |
| Week 15
|
| Dr. Wright |
Mon Apr 20 |
8:00 |
1 |
Limbic System: Anatomy, Pathways and Function of the Hippocampus |
| Dr. Wright |
Mon Apr 20 |
9:00 |
1 |
Limbic System: Anatomy, Pathways and Function of the Amygdala |
| Drs. Crow and Dougherty |
Mon Apr 20 |
1:00 |
0.5 |
Pre-Laboratory Instruction |
| Drs. Crow, Dougherty and Staff |
Mon Apr 20 |
1:30 |
2 |
LABORATORY #11: Limbic System and Hypothalamus |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Apr 20 |
3:30 |
0.5 |
Clinical Post Laboratory Case |
| Dr. Crow |
Fri Apr 24 |
8:00 |
1 |
Learning and Memory |
| Dr. Crow |
Fri Apr 24 |
9:00 |
1 |
Sleep and Arousal |
| Week 16
|
| Dr. Castriotta |
Mon Apr 27 |
8:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Sleep Disorders |
| Dr. Mancias |
Mon Apr 27 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy) |
| Dr. Wright |
Wed Apr 29 |
8:00 |
1 |
Higher Cortical Function: Language and Cognition |
| Dr. Wright |
Wed Apr 29 |
9:00 |
1 |
Higher Cortical Function: Executive Processing |
| Dr. Dash |
Fri May 01 |
8:00 |
1 |
Blood Brain Barrier and Cerebral Metabolism |
| Dr. Dash |
Fri May 01 |
9:00 |
1 |
Traumatic Brain Injury and Cell Death |
| Week 17
|
| Dr. Waymire |
Mon May 04 |
8:00 |
1 |
CNS Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Dr. Dyer |
Mon May 04 |
9:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Disorders |
| Dr. Swann |
Mon May 04 |
10:00 |
1 |
Clinical Correlate: From Neurobiology to Diseases of the Brain |
| Block IV Exam |
Fri May 08 |
1:00 |
1 |
Dr. Dafny and Staff - Rooms MSB 1.006 and MSB 2.006 |
| Week 18
|
| FINAL EXAMINATION |
Tue May 12 |
1:00 |
4 |
Dr. Dafny & Staff - Room MSB 2.006 and Labs |
|
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