Neu 200 Introduction to Neuroscience Fall 2009
9:30 – 10:45 T,TH
Room 221, Winston Hall,
Texts: Neuroscience: Exploring
the Brain by Bear et al. (3rd edition)
For Neuroscience Book Club: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Neu 201
Neuroscience Laboratory 6:00-9:00PM M & T
Room B01 Winston Hall; Text: Handouts
Date Lecture Topic
Reading Lab
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Th Aug |
27 |
Intro (Silver) |
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No lab |
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Tu Sep |
1 |
Neuroanatomy (Dobrin) |
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Sheep Brain Dissection |
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Th |
3 |
Neurophysiology (Conner) |
Ch 3 |
(Meyer) |
|
Tu |
8 |
Neurophysiology (Conner) |
Ch 4 |
Computer simulation (voltage clamp) |
|
Th |
10 |
Neurophysiology (Conner) |
Ch 5 |
(Silver) |
|
Tu |
15 |
Sensory systems (Silver) |
# |
Earthworm giant axons |
|
Th |
17 |
Sensory systems (Silver) |
Ch 9 |
(Silver) |
|
Tu |
22 |
Perception and Sensation (Schirillo) |
Ch 10 |
Earthworm giant axons |
|
Th |
24 |
Perception and Sensation (Schirillo) |
Ch 10# |
(Silver) |
|
Tu |
29 |
Neural Basis of Learning (Silver) |
Ch 25 |
|
|
Th Oct |
1 |
EXAM 1 |
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(Silver) |
|
Tu |
6 |
Neural Basis of Learning (Silver) |
Ch 25 |
Learning in Aplysia (Conner) |
|
Th |
8 |
Nervous System Development (Fahrbach) |
Ch 23 |
|
|
Tu |
13 |
Nervous System Development (Fahrbach) |
Ch 23 |
Learning in Humans+ (Silver) |
|
Th |
15 |
Motor systems (Ashley-Ross) |
Ch 13 |
|
|
Tu |
20 |
Motor systems (Ashley-Ross) |
Ch 14 |
NO LAB |
|
Th |
22 |
Memory (Jennings)) |
Ch 24 # |
|
|
Tu |
27 |
Neuroimaging (Jennings) |
CH 7 # |
Human Electromyograms+ |
|
Th |
29 |
EXAM 2 |
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(Ashley-Ross) |
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Tu Nov |
3 |
Neural Networks (Thomas) |
# |
Human EEGs I (Blumenthal)+ |
|
Th |
5 |
Neural Networks (Thomas) |
# |
|
|
Tu |
10 |
Motivation (Pratt) |
Ch16 |
Human EEGs I
(Blumenthal)+ |
|
Th |
12 |
Circadian Rhythms (Johnson) |
Ch19 |
|
|
Tu |
17 |
Language (Alarcón) |
Ch 20 |
|
|
Th |
19 |
Philosophy of Mind (Kennedy) |
# |
|
|
Tu |
24 |
Philosophy of Mind (Kennedy) |
# |
NO LAB |
|
Th |
26 |
THANKSGIVING |
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|
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Tu Dec |
1 |
Sleep (McCauley)
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Ch 19 |
Lab
Evaluation |
|
Th |
3 |
EXAM 3 |
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Look at http://academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/sheep before coming to the first lab. You may want to bring your computer to the lab.
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+ Labs held in room 106 Greene Hall
NO FINAL