| DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
LECTURE |
| Sept 6, W |
Cellular and molecular neuroscience and its importance (Shapley) |
LK 1,2 |
| Sept 11, M |
Synaptic structure and function (Aoki) |
QM p 33 - 40 |
| Sept 13, W |
EM Demo for those not taking the lab section (Aoki) |
PPW |
| Sept 18, M |
Passive electrical membrane properties of neurons (Shapley) |
LK 3 |
| Sept 20, W |
Ion-selective conductances: resting membrane potential (Shapley) |
LK 3 |
| Sept 25, M |
Action potentials and voltage-gated ion channels (Shapley) |
LK 6 |
| Sept 27, W |
Voltage-gated ion channels: fast potassium and sodium channels (Shapley) |
LK 4 |
| Oct 2, M |
Class Presentation of Ultrastructural Observations (Aoki and students; make-up will be held at recitation for those observing Yom Kippur) |
PPW |
| Oct 4, W |
Conduction of action potentials in nerve axons (Shapley) |
LK 6 |
| Oct 9, M |
Potassium channels and control of spike rate (Shapley) |
LK 7 |
| Oct 11, W |
Structure/function of voltage-gated ion channels (Shapley) |
LK 5, 7 |
| Oct 16, M |
Review session |
NA |
| Oct 18, W |
Exam 1: topics covered up to Oct 16 |
NA |
| Oct 23, M |
Synaptic transmission I: presynaptic mechanisms (Shapley) |
LK 9 |
| Oct 25, W |
Synaptic transmission II: postsynaptic mechanisms (Shapley) |
LK10-13 |
| Oct 30, M |
Glutamate I: Excitation, memory and excitotoxicity (Aoki) |
MQ 7 |
| Nov 1, W |
Glutamate II: Diversity of cellular responses (Aoki) |
MQ 7 |
| Nov 6, M |
Structure/function of ligand-gated ion channels/ channelopathies (Shapley) |
LK11 |
| Nov 8, W |
Sensory transduction and ion-selective channels (Shapley) |
LK 14 |
| Nov 13, M |
Review |
NA |
| Nov 15, W |
Exam 2: Cumulative, of material covered up to Nov 9 |
| Nov 20, M |
GABA: Epilepsy and anxiety (Aoki) |
MQ7, 17 |
| Nov 22, W |
Noradrenergic and cholinergic system: vigilance and attention deficit disorder (Aoki) |
MQ 5, 6, 12, articles |
| Nov 27, M |
Dopamine, Parkinson's disease and Schizophrenia (Aoki) |
MQ 5, 11, 18, articles |
| Nov 29, W |
Serotonin and affective disorders (Aoki) |
MQ 6, 14, 16 |
| Dec 4, M |
Neuroactive peptides: Opiates, pain and addiction (Aoki) |
MQ 8, 10 |
| Dec 6, W |
Review: Neurotransmitters and synaptic plasticity (Aoki) |
articles |
| Dec 11, M |
Review: Neurotransmitters and diseases (Aoki) |
articles |