Schedule

Week 1

Thursday, January 11

Topics

  • Structure of the course
  • Levels of analysis
  • Causality in brain and behavior
  • Does neuroscience need behavior? If so, what does psychology need?

Readings

Materials

Week 2

Wednesday, January 17

Thursday, January 18

Topics

  • Neuroanatomy lab

Readings

Materials

Week 3

Wednesday, January 24

Thursday, January 25

Topics

  • Cellular neuroscience I
    • Anatomy
    • Physiology
      • Resting potential

Readings

Materials

Week 4

Thursday, February 1

Topics

  • Cellular neuroscience II
    • Action potential
    • Synaptic transmission
  • Exercise 04 assigned

Readings

Materials

Week 5

Wednesday, February 7

Thursday, February 8

Topics

  • Neurochemistry
    • Neurotransmitters
    • Hormones
  • Neurocomputing

Readings

Materials

Week 6

Wednesday, February 14

Thursday, February 15

Topics

  • Methods in neuroscience

Readings

Materials

Week 7

Wednesday, February 21

Thursday, February 22

Topics

  • Evolution of the nervous system

Readings

Materials

Week 8

Wednesday, February 28

Thursday, February 29

Topics

  • Development of the nervous system

Readings

Materials

Due

Spring Break

Monday, March 4 - Friday March 8

NO CLASS

Week 9

Wednesday, March 13

Thursday, March 14

Topics

  • Perception

Readings

Materials

Week 10

Thursday, March 21

Topics

  • Action

Readings

Materials

Week 11

Thursday, March 28

Topics

  • Language & cognition

Readings

Materials

Week 12

Thursday, April 4

Topics

  • Learning & memory

Readings

Materials

Week 13

Thursday, April 11

Topics

  • Disorder & disease I

Readings

Materials

Week 14

Thursday, April 18

Topics

  • Disorder & disease II

Readings

Materials

Week 15

Thursday, April 25

Topics

  • Fear, stress, pleasure, & reward

Readings

Materials

Week 16

Thursday, May 2

  • Final papers due by 5:00 pm

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