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Dr. Cliff H. Summers Churchill-Haines 178A

Neurobiology ZOOL 430/BIOL 793 Spring 1999

Date	Topic	Reading
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meetings	Acronyms and Abbreviations	text: Principles of Neural Science 3rd Edition by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel
January 8	Anatomical Organization of the Nervous System	273-282
January 11	Regional Anatomy of the Brain	296-308
January 13	Development of Neural Systems	296-308
15	Nerve Cells, Glia and Membranes	18-33
18 January	Martin Luther King Day
January 20	Membrane Potential	66-79
22	Ion Channels and Action Potential	81-94
	Exam 1
January 25	Action Potential	81-94, 104-118
27	Action Potential and Neuronal Molecules	49-65
January 29	Neuronal Molecules:  Synthesis and Movement	49-65
	Exam 2
February 1	Neuronal Communication:          Synapses	120-134
3	Synapses	168-172
5	Synapse Formation	929-943
	Exam 3
February 8	Synapse Formation	929-943
10	Synaptic Connections and Circuit Development	945-957
	Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators:
12	ACh	213-224
	Exam 4
15 February	Presidents' Day
February 17	Catecholamines	215-217
19	Indolamines	216-217
February 22	Central Anatomy of monoamines + ACh	693-698
24	Amino Acid Transmitters	153-172, 217
February 26	Neuropeptides	217-224
	Exam 5	50 points
March 1	Vesicles and Transmitter Release	132,158,146-148
3	Vesicles and Transmitter Release	194-211,225-233
5	Receptors	162-164,173, 183
	Exam 6
8-12 March	Spring Break
March 15	Receptors	395-396,771-772, 931
17	Second Messenger Systems	173-192
19	Second Messenger Systems	173-192
	Exam 7
March 22	Nitric Oxide	191
24	Nitric Oxide	191
	Integration of Nervous Systems:
26	Autonomic Function: ACh and NE	761-774
	Exam 8
March 29	Autonomic Function: ACh and NE	761-774
March 31	Neural Basis of Perception and Movement	283-295
2 April	Good Friday
5 April	Monday after Easter
April 7	Neural Basis of Perception and Movement	283-295
9	Neuromuscular function and reflexes	534-595
April 12	Neuromuscular function and reflexes	534-595
14	Hypothalamus and Limbic System	735-748, 869-882
16	Neuroendocrine Modulation	735-748
	Exam 9	50 points
April 19	Neuroendocrine Modulation	735-748
21	Neuroendocrine Modulation	735-748
23	Circadian Rhythms	732-733, 758
	Exam 10
April 26	Circadian Rhythms	798-803, 807-808
28	Circadian Rhythms	732-733, 758
April 30	Circadian Rhythms	798-803, 807-808
	Final Exam

Grading: 10 Exams ® 25 - 50 points each = 300 points
+ 1 Final ® 100 points;
Total = 400 points
90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C

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