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2008-2009 Schedule (PDF file)
2008-2009 Course Description (PDF file)
INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL & DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY (10 sessions)
(Neurobiology 722A)
This introductory block covers basic molecular biology, as applied to neurons, and an overview of developmental neurobiology.. Fall. Stuart and faculty.
NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTORS (11 sessions)
(Neurobiology 722B)
This block considers membrane receptor molecules activated by neurotransmitters in the nervous system, with emphasis on ligand binding behavior and molecular and functional properties of different classes of receptors.Fall. Stuart
and faculty.
ELECTRICAL SIGNALING (17 sessions)
(Neurobiology 722C)
This block considers the genesis of electrical impulses in the nervous system with an emphasis on membrane potentials, voltage-gated and mechanically-gated ion channels, and structural features of neurons that influence coding.Fall. Stuart and
faculty.
SYNAPTIC MECHANISMS AND INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING (22 sessions)
(Neurobiology 723A)
This block explores synaptic transmission: the mechanisms regulating the release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals, including quantal release, vesicle and terminal membrane proteins, neurotransmitter transporters, and synaptic plasticity; and the biochemical signal transduction events following activation of neurotransmitter receptors including G-protein coupling, desensitization, signaling specificity, downstream effectors, calcium signaling and tyrosine kinases.Spring. Stuart and faculty.
CNS: ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS (19 sessions)
(Neurobiology 723B)
This block introduces the sensory pathways of vision, audition, taste, olfaction, pain, and touch, as well as the motor pathways of the spinal cord, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and motor cortex. Mechanisms of sensory information processing and motor execution are discussed. The section includes sessions on human brain neuroanatomy and brain imaging.Spring. Stuart and faculty.
