Brain Structure and Its Origins

Lecture Notes

There are no lecture notes for Lecture 20. Taste and olfactory systems were covered by readings only.

Lec #	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
1–2	Introduction: brain orientation, primitive cellular activities	Lecture 1 Notes (PDF - 1.8MB) Lecture 2 Notes (PDF - 3.8MB)
3–4	Steps to the CNS of chordates	Lecture 3 Notes (PDF) Lecture 4 Notes (PDF - 1.6MB)
5–6	Introduction to the pre-mammalian brain; specializations; overview of forebrain structures	Lecture 5 Notes (PDF - 1.6MB) Lecture 6 Notes (PDF - 1.8MB)
7–8	Completion of forebrain structures. CNS development and anatomy	Lecture 7 Notes (PDF - 2.2MB) Lecture 8 Notes (PDF - 1.6MB)
9	Autonomic nervous system. Differentiation of the brain vesicles: Intro to hindbrain and segmentation	Lecture 9 Notes (PDF - 3.1MB)
10	Differentiation of the brain vesicles: Hindbrain & cranial nerves, specializations	Lecture 10 Notes (PDF - 2.8MB)
11	Differentiation of the brain vesicles: Developmental distortions; evolution of midbrain & forebrain; midbrain organization	Lecture 11 Notes (PDF - 2.3MB)
12	Differentiation of the brain vesicles: Vertebrate forebrain evolution & organization	Lecture 12 Notes (PDF - 2.0MB)
13–14	CNS differentiation: Axon growth	Lecture 13 Notes (PDF - 1.7MB) Lecture 14 Notes (PDF)
15–18	Motor systems, brain states; review	Lecture 15 Notes (PDF - 1.8MB) Lecture 16 Notes (PDF) Lecture 17 Notes (PDF) Lecture 18 Notes (PDF)
19	Midterm Exam
20	Sheep brain dissection (Students required to wear appropriate lab attire.) Taste and olfactory systems (readings only).	Students should search online for “Sheep brain dissection” for a guide with images.
21–23	Visual systems	Lecture 21 Notes (PDF - 1.7MB) Lecture 22 Notes (PDF - 2.3MB) Lecture 23 Notes (PDF - 4.1MB)
24–25	Auditory and related sensory systems	Lecture 24 Notes (PDF - 1.8MB) Lecture 25 Notes (PDF)
26	Forebrain evolution	Lecture 26 Notes (PDF - 1.1MB)
27–29	Hypothalamus and limbic system, part 1	Lecture 27 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB) Lecture 28 Notes (PDF - 1.3MB) Lecture 29 Notes (PDF - 2.8MB)
30	Hormonal and other influences on brain development and plasticity	Lecture 30 Notes (PDF - 1.1MB)
31	Hippocampal formation	Lecture 31 Notes (PDF - 2.4MB)
32	Amygdala and other aspects of limbic forebrain	Lecture 32 Notes (PDF - 2.9MB)
33–34	Corpus striatum	Lecture 33 Notes (PDF - 1.9MB) Lecture 34 Notes (PDF - 2.5MB)
35–37	Neocortex	Lecture 35 Notes (PDF - 1.7MB) Lecture 36 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB) Lecture 37 Notes (PDF - 4.5MB)
38	Plasticity in brain connections; review	Lecture 38 Notes (PDF - 1.4MB)
	FINAL EXAM