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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.