Textbook
Bear, Mark F., Barry W. Connors, and Michael A. Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain. 3rd ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. ISBN: 9780781760034. [Preview in Google Books.]
It will be assumed by the lecturers that you have read the assigned readings before class, and you will be examined on material covered in the reading assignments. Warning: the reading assignments are substantial; do not put them off until just prior to an exam!
| WEEK # | TOPICS | LECTURERS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Seung | Chapter 1 |
| Part 1: Neurons | |||
| 2 | Cellular neuroanatomy: neurons and glia | Bear | Chapter 2 |
| Neurophysiology 1: resting potential | Bear | Chapter 3 | |
| 3 | Neurophysiology 2: action potential | Bear | Chapter 4 |
| Synaptic transmission 1: physiology | Bear | Chapter 5 | |
| 4 | Synaptic transmission 2: chemistry | Cooke | Chapter 6 |
| 5 | Exam 1 | ||
| Part 2: Neural systems | |||
| 5 (cont.) | Organization of the vertebrate brain | Graybiel | Chapter 7 |
| 6 | Vision 1: the eye | Seung | Chapter 9 |
| 7 |
Anatomy quiz Vision 2: thalamus and V1 cortex |
Seung | Chapter 10 |
| Vision 3: beyond V1 | Seung | Chapter 10 | |
| 8 | Hearing | Seung | Chapter 11 |
| Olfaction | Seung | Chapter 8 | |
| 9 | Motor system 1 | Seung | Chapter 13 |
| Motor system 2 | Seung | Chapter 14 | |
| 10 | Exam 2 | ||
| Part 3: Brain and behavior | |||
| 11 | Chemical control of brain 1 | Bear | Chapter 15 |
| 12 | Brain disorders | Tsai | Chapter 22 |
| 13 | Chemical control of brain 2 motivation | Bear | Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Learning and memory 1 | Seung | Chapter 24 | |
| 14 | Attention | Desimone | Chapter 21 |
| Learning and memory 2 | Seung | Chapter 25 | |
| 15 | Emotion | Seung | Chapter 18 |
| Sleep | Hobson | Chapter 19 | |
| Final exam | |||
