{"id":240,"date":"2011-08-05T00:52:32","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T00:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/blackbur\/"},"modified":"2013-05-26T21:50:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T01:50:38","slug":"neurobiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/blackbur\/?page_id=240","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Neuroscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Course Description:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Principles of Neuroscience\u00a0<em>(Nesc 201) <\/em>is a team- taught introductory course in neuroscience that examines the neuron and its biological interactions in animal nervous systems.\u00a0Topics include structure and function of neurons and neuroglia, development and functional organization of animal nervous systems, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and neuropsychopharmacology.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Biology 182L and 183L.\u00a0 1 credit (1\u00a01\/4 credits with the optional lab).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staff: <\/strong>Profs. Daniel Blackburn, Susan Masino, William Church, and Sarah Raskin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grading:<\/strong> Final letter grades are based on\u00a0four lecture exams and a final exam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent Lecture schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Structural Organization, Diversity &amp; Evolution<\/p>\n<p>1. Introduction to Neurobiology and Neurons<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Neural Structure &amp; Function; Investigative Techniques<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Glia, Nerves, and Nervous System Organization<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Organization of the Peripheral Nervous System and Spinal Cord<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Development and Functional Organization of the Brain<br \/>\n6.\u00a0 Brain Morphology and Evolution<\/p>\n<p>B. Neural Function: Wiring and Firing of Neurons<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 Electrochemical Gradients, Selective Permeability and Equilibrium Potential<br \/>\n8.\u00a0 Action Potentials, Synaptic Integration &amp; Receptive Fields<br \/>\n9. Synaptic Plasticity, Stress and Drug Addiction<br \/>\n10.\u00a0Physiology (Visual System) and Pathology (Epilepsy, Alzheimer\u2019s)<br \/>\n11.\u00a0Brain Rhythms and Sleep<\/p>\n<p>C.\u00a0 Chemical Communication of the Nervous System<\/p>\n<p>12.\u00a0 Cellular Communication: Neurotransmitters and Synapses<br \/>\n13.\u00a0 Communication Mechanisms \u2013 Synthesis, Storage, Release, and Receptors<br \/>\n14.\u00a0 Communication Mechanisms &#8211; Inactivation of Neuronal Signals and Post-synaptic Events<br \/>\n15. Neurotransmitter systems: Anatomy and Interactions<br \/>\n16. Glial cells &#8211; Newly recognized players in CNS function; Putting it all together with <em>Vision<\/em><\/p>\n<p>D.\u00a0 Diseases of the Brain<\/p>\n<p>17. \u00a0Structural Lesion:\u00a0 Visual System Disorders<br \/>\n18.\u00a0 Pathways and Feedback: Stress and Addiction (Diffuse Modulatory Systems)<br \/>\n19.\u00a0 Pathways and Feedback: Stress and Addiction (Diffuse Modulatory Systems)<br \/>\n20.\u00a0 Neurochemical changes: Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<br \/>\n21.\u00a0 Neurochemical\/Immunology interactions: Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Description:\u00a0\u00a0 Principles of Neuroscience\u00a0(Nesc 201) is a team- taught introductory course in neuroscience that examines the neuron and its biological interactions in animal nervous systems.\u00a0Topics include structure and function of neurons and neuroglia, development and functional organization of animal nervous systems, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and neuropsychopharmacology. 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