INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE II

(NRSC 5110; 3 credit units)

Spring 2014

Class: Wednesday 3:30-6:00 pm

username is 5110maier

pw: neurocore

Brief Course Description: This course is designed to provide an intensive interdisciplinary introduction to the principles of neuroscience. It is a sequel to NRSC 5100. The course will provide an overview of major topics within Neuroscience that were not covered in the first semester course, such as neurochemistry, neurodevelopment, neuromotor control, neurogenetics and cognitive neuroscience. Prerequisites, NRSC 5100.

Course Text: Principles of Neuroscience, 4th edition, edited by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessell.

Grading: Grades will be based on scores from an in-class mid-term and final exam (each accounting for 50% of the final grade). Each exam will be largely of short-answer format, and will be based on both assigned readings and material covered in class lectures.

NRSC 5110: Course Calendar

Week / Date / Topic / Instructor / Reading
1 / Jan 15 / Basic principles of proteins and gene expression / Bob Spencer / Text: Chapt 5
2 / Jan 22 / Neurochemistry / Steven Maier / Text: Chapt 13
3 / Jan 29 / Signal Transduction /
Bob Spencer / Text: Chapt 10,12,14,15
4 / Feb 5 / Pain / Linda Watkins / Text: Chapt 24
5 / Feb 12 / Movement / Roger Enoka / TBA
6 / Feb 19 / Addiction / Ryan Bachtell / TBA
7 / Feb 26 / Neuroendocrinology/Stress / Ben Greenwood / TBA
8 / Mar 5 / Mid-Term
9 / Mar 12 /

Circadian Rhythms and Sleep

/ Ken Wright / TBA
10 / Mar 19 / Neuroendocrinology/Reproduction / Pei-
San Tsai / TBA
11 / Mar 26 /

Spring Break

12 / April2 / Learning and Memory / Jerry Rudy / TBA
13 / Apr 9 / Learning and Memory / Jerry Rudy / TBA
14 / Apr 16 / Cognitive Neuroscience / Randy O’Reilly/Marie Banich/Tim Curran/Tor Wager / TBA
15 / Apr 23 / Cognitive Neuroscience / Randy O’Reilly/Marie Banich/Tim Curran/Tior Wager / TBA
16 / May 1 / Final Exam

TBA = To be announced