HCS 7351

 Neuroscience Graduate Seminar

 Aging and the Nervous System

Thurs., 2- 4:45 p.m.

 Date  Topic Reading list
 Aug 30 Hypotheses, experiments, & controversies  Course syllabus
 Sep 6 Cognitive theories: Normal aging vs. dementias in humans  Human neuropsychology
 Sep 13 Cognitive theories: Animal models of aging and dementia  Animal behavioral psychology
 Sep 20 Anatomical theories: Human neuropathology & neuroimaging  Neuroanatomy & neuroimaging
 Sep 27 Anatomical & cognitive theories: Can we distinguish aging from Alzheimer's?  Aging vs. Alzheimer's behavior & anatomy
 Oct 4 Neurophysiological changes: Synaptic theories  Synaptic theories
 Oct 11 Neurophysiological changes: Beyond synaptic theories?  Beyond synaptic theories...
 Oct 18 Neurochemical theories: Cholinergic hypotheses  Cholinergic
 Oct 25 Neurochemical theories: Glutamatergic hypotheses  Glutaminergic
 Nov 1 Neurochemical theories: Calcium hypotheses  Calcium
 Nov 8 Neurobiology of Learning & Memory meeting, UC Irvine  readings for written assignment
 Nov 15 Society for Neuroscience Annual meeting, San Diego, CA  readings for written assignment
 Nov 22 Thanksgiving!  -
 Nov 29 Neurochemical theories: Hormonal hypotheses  Hormones
 Dec 6 Neurochemical theories: Amyloid, tau and related hypotheses  Amyloid etc.
 Dec 11 Treatment strategies: Vitamins, anti-oxidants, stem cells, etc.-- Can they help?  Treatment strategies *

* written assignment due during Finals week.