BIOLOGY 3411, FALL 2009
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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Class begins on Wednesday, August 26 10:00-11:00 AM
Instructors
Dr. Larry Salkoff, Coursemaster, 362-3644, salkoffl@pcg.wustl.edu
Dr. Thomas Woolsey, 362-3601, woolseyt@wustl.edu
TAs:
Jacob Basson 414-405-3460 jacob.basson@gmail.com
Ronny Dosenbach 618-610-6213 ronnyd@wustl.edu
Cynthia Garcia 951-236-4086 cgarcia@artsci.wustl.edu
Harry Papadimitriou 314-306-6561 papadimitriou.c@gmail.com
Rachel Smith 623-570-8425 resmith@artsci.wustl.edu
Yasuko Suzuki 314-369-3896 ysuzuki@artsci.wustl.edu
Textbook required: NEUROSCIENCE by Purves, et al, 4th edition.
Reference: THE BRAIN ATLAS by Woolsey, Hanaway and Gado, 3rd edition. Copies are on reserve in Olin Library.
Discussion Section Assignments (tba)
Please note, the schedule has changed for Nov. 20 onward
A. Introduction to & Overview of the Nervous System
Wednesday, August 26 - Lecture I. Introduction to the Course. (L. Salkoff) .
Friday, August 28 - Lecture II. The Nervous System and Its Cells. (T. Woolsey)
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B. Development
Monday, August 31 - Lecture III: The Embryology of the Nervous System
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Wednesday, September 02 - Lecture IV: Mechanisms of Neural Development .
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Friday, September 4- Discussion 1
Monday, September 07 - Labor day, No Class
Wednesday, September 09 - Lecture V: Cell Death .
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Friday, September 11 - Discussion 2.
Monday, September 14 - Lecture VI: Making Connections
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Wednesday, September 16 - Lecture VII: CNS Patterning
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Friday, September 18 - Discussion 3.
C. Brain Pathways and Functions (T. Woolsey)
Monday, September 21 - Lecture VIII. Spinal Cord, Reflexes and Brain Pathways
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Wednesday, September 23 - Lecture IX: Sensation
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Friday, September 25 - Discussion 4.
Monday, September 28 - Lecture X. Movement
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Wednesday, September 30- Lecture XI: Integrating Functions
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Friday, October 02- Discussion 5
Monday, October 05 - Lecture XII: Experience and Critical Periods.
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D. Lessons from Brain Disorders (T. Woolsey)
Wednesday, October 07 - Lecture XIII. Brain Diseases. I.
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Friday, October 09 - Lecture XIV. Brain Diseases. II.
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Monday, October 12 - Lecture XV: Genetics and Human Brains: Clues from Abnormalities
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Wednesday, October 14 - Lecture XVI: Reflections on Higher Brain Functions (L. Salkoff)
Friday, October 16 - Fall Break - No Class
Monday, October 19 - Discussion 6
Wednesday, October 21 - Review Session .
Friday, October 23 - Midterm Exam - Review for Midterm PDF
E. Electrical Properties of the Brain (L. Salkoff)
Monday, October 26 - Lecture XVII: Membranes and Bioelectricity.
Wednesday, October 28- Lecture XVIII. The Resting Potential.
Friday, October 30 - Discussion 7
Monday, November 02- Lecture XIX: Voltage-Gated Ion Channels.
Wednesday, November 04 - Lecture XX: Ion Channels and Action Potentials.
Friday, November 06- Discussion 8.
Monday, November 09 - Lecture XXI. Diversity of Ion Channels..
F. The Synapse and Complex Electrical Behavior (L. Salkoff)
Wednesday, November 11 - Lecture XXII: Chemical Transmission: Ligand-gated Ion Channels.
Friday, November 13- Discussion 9.
Monday, November 16- Lecture XXIII: Synaptic Potentials/Synaptic Integration.
Wednesday, November 18 - Lecture XXIV: Heterogeneity of Neurotransmitters and Receptors.
Friday, November 20 - Discussion 10
Monday, November 23- Lecture XXV. Synaptic Plasticity - LTP
Wednesday, November 25 - Thanksgiving break, no class
Friday, November 27 - Thanksgiving break, no class
Monday, November 30 - Lecture XXVI. Learning and Memory
Wednesday, December 02- Lecture XXVII. Ion Channels and Disease, Natural Genetic Variation and Human Behavior
Friday, December 04 - Discussion 11 and Review
G. Final Review (Monday, December 7)
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H. Final Exam (Tuesday, December 15 - 215 Rebstock, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm)