Course 9.16 (Undergraduate) and Couse 9.161 (Graduate) meet together. An additional project is required for graduate credit.
Prerequisites- 9.01 for undergraduate students.
- 9.011 for graduate students.
Schedule
- Lecture 1.5 hr. and Recitation 1.5 hr.
Course Highlights
- Surveys the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal communication.
Covers ion channels in excitable membrane, synaptic transmission, and synaptic plasticity.
Correlates the properties of ion channels and synaptic transmission with their physiological function such as learning and memory.
Discusses the organization principles for the formation of functional neural networks at synapse and cellular levels.
Course Requirements
- 3 Problem sets
- Lab Project
- Class will be split into three groups; sign-up sheet will be provided in ses #8.
Class participation
Attendance
- Participation and presentation in class
- Graduate students only: final project
- Final exam
Books
- Johnston, and Wu. Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology. MIT Press.
- Hille. Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes, 3rd Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Levitan, and Kaczmarek. The Neuron. Oxford University Press.