| Lec # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Nervous System | Kandel. Chapters 1 and 2. |
| 2 | Membrane Channels and Signaling | Kandel. Chapter 6. |
| 3 | Ionic basis of the Resting Potential | Kandel. Chapter 7. |
| 4 | Action Potential I | Kandel. Chapter 9. |
| 5 | Action Potential II | |
| 6 | Neurons as Conductors: Propagation of the Action Potential | Kandel. Chapter 8. |
| 7 | Electrical and Chemical Synaptic Transmission | Kandel. Chapter 10. |
| 8 | Mechanisms of Transmitter Release at Synapses | Kandel. Chapters 11 and 14. |
| 9 | Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission | Kandel. Chapters 12 and 13. |
| 10 | Biochemistry of Synaptic Transmission | Kandel. Chapter 15. |
| 11 | Learning and Memory I | Kandel. Chapter 62. |
| 12 | Learning and Memory II | Kandel. Chapter 63. |
| 13 | From Genes to Structure to Behavior | Kandel. Chapters 3 and 17. |
| 14 | Nervous System Development I | Kandel. Chapter 52. |
| 15 | Nervous System Development II | Kandel. Chapter 53. |
| 16 | Axon Guidance I | Kandel. Chapter 54. |
| 17 | Synapse Formation | Kandel. Chapter 55. |
| 18 | Fine-Tuning Synaptic Connections | Kandel. Chapter 56. |
| 19 | Vision I | Kandel. Chapter 25. |
| 20 | Vision II | Kandel. Chapter 26 |
| 21 | Hearing | Kandel. Chapters and 30 and 31. |
| 22 | Olfaction and Other Sensory Systems | Kandel. Chapter 32. |
| 23 | Pain and Thermoreception | Kandel. Chapters 22 and 24. |
| 24 | Higher Order Cognitive Function | Kandel. Chapters 60 and 61. |
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Study Materials
Readings
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Readings in the table below are primarily from the course text:
Kandel, Eric R., James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessell, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2000. ISBN: 9780838577011.