| Date |
Topic |
Kandel Chapter(s) |
Purves Chapter(s) |
| Aug 28 |
intro. to neural systems |
(1-3), 44, 49 |
(1-4) |
| Aug 30 |
motor systems 1: spinal cord,
ANS |
34, 36-37 |
16, 21 |
| Sep 4 |
motor systems 2: cortical |
17, 33 |
17 |
| Sep 6 |
motor systems 3: basal ganglia |
43 |
18 |
| Sep 11 |
motor systems 4: cerebellum |
42 |
19 |
| Sep 13 |
Exam 1 |
|
|
| Sep 18 |
Oral presentations: Motor systems |
|
|
| Sep 20 |
sensory systems 1: somatic
I |
21-22 |
9 |
| Sep 25 |
sensory systems 2: somatic
II |
23-24 |
10 |
| Sep 27 |
sensory systems 3: visual I |
26 |
11 |
| Oct 2 |
sensory systems 4: visual II |
25, 27-29 |
12 |
| Oct 4 |
sensory systems 5: auditory/vestibular |
30-31, 40 |
13-14 |
| Oct 9 |
sensory systems 6: chemical |
32 |
15 |
| Oct 11 |
Exam 2 |
|
|
| Oct 16 |
Oral presentations: Sensory systems |
|
|
| Oct 18 |
homeostasis 1: eating &
drinking |
51 |
- |
| Oct 23 |
homeostasis 2: sleep &
waking |
47-48 |
28 |
| Oct 25 |
homeostasis 3: emotion &
motivation |
50, 61 |
29 |
| Oct 30 |
homeostasis 4: sex & language |
57, 59 |
30, 27 |
| Nov 1 |
Exam 3 |
|
|
| Nov 6 |
Oral presentations: Homeostatic systems |
|
|
| Nov 8 |
Neurobiology of Learning &
Memory meeting, UC Irvine |
|
|
| Nov 13 |
Society for Neuroscience Annual
meeting, San Diego, CA |
|
|
| Nov 15 |
Society for Neuroscience Annual
meeting, San Diego, CA |
|
|
| Nov 20 |
neural plasticity 1: cognition
& beyond |
19-20, 60-61 |
26 |
| Nov 22 |
Thanksgiving |
- |
- |
| Nov 27 |
neural plasticity 2: learning
& memory 1 |
62 |
31 |
| Nov 29 |
neural plasticity 3: learning
& memory 2 |
63 |
25 |
| Dec 4 |
neural plasticity 4: aging |
58 |
- |
| Dec 6 |
Oral presentations: Neural plasticity |
|
|
| Dec 13 |
Final exam, 8 a.m. |
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