| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ion Channels Permeation - Prof. David P. Corey Neurocytology: Neurons - Prof. Elio Raviola | |
| 2 | Ion Channel Gating - Prof. David Corey Neurocytology Synapses - Prof. Elio Raviola | |
| 3 | Action Potentials and Axonal Conduction - Prof. David P. Corey | Problem set 1 due |
| 4 | Synaptic Overview and Neuromuscular Junct - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz Diseases of Nerve Conduction - Prof. Alfred W. Sandrock, Jr. | |
| 5 | Mechanisms of Transmitter Release - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz Synaptic Transmissions: CNS Receptors - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz | |
| 6 | Ion Channel Disease - Prof. Robert H. Brown | Problem set 2 due |
| 7 | G-Protein Linked Receptors - Prof. Thomas L. Schwarz | Problem set 3 due |
| 8 | Synaptic Integration - Prof. Rachel Wilson Synaptic Plasticity and LTP - Prof. Chinfei Chen | |
| 9 | Epilepsy - Prof. Elizabeth Anne Thiele Psychopharmacology - Prof. Timothy Turner | |
| Exam I | ||
| 10 | Overview, Meninges - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Spinal Cord | |
| 11 | Peripheral Nerves and Cranial Nerves - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem I | |
| 12 | Cranial Nerve Nuclei - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem II | |
| 13 | Brainstem Tracts and Review - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Brainstem III | |
| 14 | Cerebellum - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Cerebellum | |
| 15 | Thalamus and Hypothalamus - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Horizontal Plane Brain Cutting | |
| 16 | Basal Ganglia - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Coronal Plane Brain Cutting | |
| 17 | Cerebral Cortex - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Limbic System (I) - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch | |
| 18 | New Approaches to Brain Imaging - Prof. Bruce Robert Rosen Lab: Cerebral Cortex | |
| 19 | Limbic System II and Diffuse Projecting System - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Limbic System | |
| 20 | Vasculature - Prof. Matthew P. Frosch Lab: Vasculature | |
| Exam II | ||
| 21 | Light Detection by Retina - Prof. Richard H. Masland Olfaction - Prof. Rachel Wilson | |
| 22 | Primary Visual Coding - Prof. Richard H. Masland Retinal Disease - Prof. Joseph Rizzo | |
| 23 | Visual Processing in the Cortex - John A. Assad Higher Visual Processing - John A. Assad | |
| 24 | Somatic Sensation - Prof. David P. Corey Pain - Prof. Emery Neal Brown | |
| 25 | Hair Cells of the Inner Ear - Prof. David P. Corey Auditory Coding - Prof. David P. Corey | |
| 26 | Vestibular System/VOR - Prof. David P. Corey Motor I: Muscles, Nerves, Spinal Cord - Prof. Emad Eskandar | |
| 27 | Motor II: Brainstem and Cortex - John A. Assad Motor III: Cerebellum - John A. Assad | |
| 28 | Motor IV: Basal Ganglia - Prof. Emad Eskandar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Prof. Robert H. Brown, Jr. | |
| 29 | Parkinson Disease - Prof. Martin A. Samuels Practical - The Neurological Exam - Prof. Martin A. Samuels | |
| Exam III | ||
| 30 | Neural Cell Fates - Lisa V. Goodrich Cell Migration and Cortical Malformations - Prof. Christopher A. Walsh | |
| 31 | Axon Guidance and Myelination - Lisa V. Goodrich Survival and Apoptosis - Prof. Rosalind A. Segal | |
| 32 | Synapse Formation: Presynaptic - Prof. Joshua Sanes Synapse Formation: Postsynaptic - Prof. Joshua Sanes | |
| 33 | Activity-Dependent Development - Prof. Carla J. Shatz Critical Periods - Prof. Carla J. Shatz | |
| 34 | Spinal Cord Injury - Prof. Zhigang He Birdsong: A Model for Speech - Prof. Richard Mooney | |
| 35 | Excitotoxicity and Stroke - Prof. Frances E. Jensen Neural Precursors - Prof. Jeffrey D. Macklis | |
| 36 | Memory - Prof. Andrew E. Budson Alzheimer Disease - Prof. Bradley T. Hyman | |
| 37 | Fear - Prof. Steven E. Hyman Addiction - Prof. Steven E. Hyman | |
| Final Exam |