Cellular Neuroscience Sample Syllabus
Location / Time
Lectures will meet on Mon and Wed from 9:00 – 11:00 am (unless otherwise noted) Labs and conferences will meet on Fridays from 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Assigned Reading
Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons, 2nd Edition (Gordon Fain) Download = http://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/430001
Articles & reviews
Grading
Two in-class closed book exams with a choice of questions (40% each) Lab and conference participation (20% total)
A>93% A->90% B+>87% B>83% B->80% C+>77% C>73% C->70% D+>67% D>63%
Passing = B or better
Note that the same grade will be given for the lecture and lab parts of the course
Cellular Neuroscience
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Lecture 1: Cell biology of neurons 1 |
Ringstad |
SOM |
Assigned |
F |
Lab 1: Electron microscopy |
Aoki |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
No Class -- Labor Day |
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W |
Lecture 2: Cell biology of neurons 2 |
Ringstad |
SOM |
Assigned |
F |
Lab 2: Light microscopy |
Peron |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 3: Neuronal cell types |
Liddelow |
SOM |
Assigned |
W |
Lecture 5: Electrical properties |
Reyes |
CNS |
Fain 2 |
F |
Lab 3: Whole-cell recordings |
Reyes |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 6: Membrane potentials |
Reyes |
CNS |
Fain 3 |
W |
Lecture 7: Action potentials |
Reyes |
CNS |
Fain 5 |
F |
Lab 4: Ca2+ imaging |
Peron |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 8: Na+ & Ca2+ channels |
Tsien |
SOM |
Fain 5 |
W |
Lecture 9: K+ channels & diversity |
Tsien |
SOM |
Fain 6 |
F |
Conference 1: Ion channels |
Tsien |
SOM |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 10: Presynaptic transmission 1 |
Basu |
SOM |
Fain 8 |
W |
Lecture 11: Presynaptic transmission 2 |
Basu |
SOM |
Fain 8 |
F |
Conference 2: Synaptic transmission |
Basu |
SOM |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 12: Gap junctions & electrical synapses |
Long |
SOM |
Fain 8 |
W |
No Class – Review |
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F |
MIDTERM: COVERING LECTURES 1 – 12 |
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M |
No Class – SFN |
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W |
No Class – SFN |
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F |
No Class – SFN |
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M |
Lecture 13: Postsynaptic transmission 1 |
Tritsch |
SOM |
Fain 9 |
W |
Lecture 14: Postsynaptic transmission 2 |
Tritsch |
SOM |
Fain 10 |
F |
Conference 3: Postsynaptic transmission |
Tritsch |
SOM |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 15: Dendritic physiology |
Carter |
CNS |
Assigned |
W |
Lecture 16: Neural circuits |
Carter |
CNS |
Assigned |
F |
Conference 4: Dendritic physiology |
Carter |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 17: Intracellular signaling 1 |
Ringstad |
SOM |
Fain 11 |
W |
Lecture 18: Intracellular signaling 2 |
Ringstad |
SOM |
Fain 12/13 |
F |
Conference 5: Intracellular signaling |
Ringstad |
SOM |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 19: Synaptic plasticity 1 |
Klann |
CNS |
Fain 14 |
W |
Lecture 20: Synaptic plasticity 2 |
Klann |
CNS |
Fain 14 |
F |
Conference 6: Synaptic plasticity |
Klann |
CNS |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 21: Neuromodulation |
Tritsch |
SOM |
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No Class – Thanksgiving |
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F |
No Class – Thanksgiving |
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M |
Lecture 22: Sensory transduction 1 |
Nagel |
SOM |
Fain 15 |
W |
Lecture 23: Sensory transduction 2 |
Nagel |
SOM |
Fain 16 |
F |
Conference 7: Sensory transduction |
Nagel |
SOM |
Assigned |
M |
Lecture 24: Homeostatic plasticity |
Long |
SOM |
Assigned |
W |
No Class – Review |
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F |
FINAL: COVERING LECTURES 13 – 24 |
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