Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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Readings are from the course text: Bear, Mark F., Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso. Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 0683305964. | lec # | TOPICS | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Cellular Neuroanatomy | Chapter 2 |
| 3-5 | Cellular Neurophysiology | Chapters 3-4 |
| 6-8 | Synaptic Transmission | Chapters 5-6 |
| 9-10 | Brain Anatomy | Chapter 7 |
| 11-13 | Vision | Chapters 9-10 |
| 14-15 | Audition | Chapter 11 |
| 16-17 | Somatic Sensation | Chapter 12 |
| 18-19 | Chemical Control of Brain | Chapter 15 |
| 20-22 | Motor System | Chapters 13-14 |
| 23 | Motivation | Chapter 16 |
| 24 | Emotion | Chapter 18 |
| 25-26 | Mental Illness | Chapter 21 |
| 27-28 | Sleep | Chapter 19 |
| 29-30 | Brain Development | Chapter 22 |
| 31-32 | Language | Chapter 20 |
| 33-34 | Learning and Memory | Chapters 23-24 |