A selection of lecture notes is presented below. The materials on this page are representative of the work and pedagogy developed by Prof. Gerald Schneider. Your use of these course materials is subject to the conditions and terms of use in our Legal Notices section.
Lecture notes files| LEC # | TOPICS | STUDY QUESTION |
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| 1 | Introduction: Brain Orientation, Primitive Cellular Activities (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 2 | Introduction: Methods; Primitive Cellular Activities (PDF - 1.6 MB) | |
| 3 | Steps to the CNS of Chordates (PDF - 1.0 MB) | (PDF) |
| 4 | Steps to the CNS of Chordates (cont.) (PDF - 1.9 MB) | |
| 5 | Specializations in CNS Evolution (PDF - 1.9 MB) | (PDF) |
| 6 | Specializations in CNS Evolution (cont.) (PDF - 1.1 MB) | |
| 7 | Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy (PDF - 1.2 MB) | (PDF) |
| 8 | Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy (cont.) | |
| 9 | Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (PDF - 1.2 MB) | (PDF) |
| 10 | Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF - 1.1 MB) | |
| 11 | Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF) | |
| 12 | Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 13 | Axon Growth | |
| 14 | Axon Growth (cont.) (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 15 | Motor Systems (PDF) | |
| 16 | Motor Systems (cont.) | |
| 17 | Motor Systems (cont.) | |
| 18 | Midterm Exam | |
| 19 | Taste and Olfactory Systems | (PDF) |
| 20 | Taste and Olfactory Systems (cont.) | |
| 21 | Visual Systems | (PDF) |
| 22 | Visual Systems (cont.) | |
| 23 | Visual Systems (cont.) | |
| 24 | Auditory Systems | (PDF) |
| 25 | Auditory Systems (cont.) | |
| 26 | Forebrain Introduction | (PDF) |
| 27 | Hypothalamus; Limbic System | (PDF) |
| 28 | Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) | |
| 29 | Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 30 | Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 31 | Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 32 | Corpus Striatum | |
| 33 | Corpus Striatum | |
| 34 | Neocortex | |
| 35 | Neocortex (cont.) | |
| 36 | Neocortex (cont.) | |
| 37 | Neocortex (cont.) | |
| 38 | Plastic Systems: Cerebellum, Striatum, Cortex | |
| 39 | Plastic Systems: Cerebellum, Striatum, Cortex (cont.) | |