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department Neuroscience (A Graduate Group) (27) |
Lecture—1.5 hours; discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 100, Biological Sciences 101 and consent of instructor. Selected topics in neurobiology. Topics include channel biophysics, action potential propagation, intracellular signal transduction pathways, synaptic physiology and quantal analysis, cellular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, and neuromodulation of synaptic circuitry. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 160.)—III. (III.) Burns, Chen, Mulloney
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Laboratory—18 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the Neuroscience Graduate Group. Individual research in the laboratory of a faculty member. Research problems emphasize the use of contemporary methods and good experimental design. May be repeated three times for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Laboratory—9 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the Neuroscience Graduate Group. Individual research in the laboratory of a faculty member. Research problems emphasize the use of contemporary methods and good experimental design. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Mix of lectures, demonstrations, and dissections, emphasizing functional significance of neuroanatomy from a biological perspective, with comparisons between human and non-human brains. Emphasis placed on functional anatomy of the nervous system, integrated with cellular, molecular, cognitive, and developmental concepts. Limited enrollment.—I. (I.) Amaral, Jones, Usrey
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Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 210 or consent of instructor. Critical presentation and discussion of the most influential advanced issues in neuroimaging, emphasizing fMRI design/analysis and the integration of fMRI with EEG/MEG. Limited enrollment. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 211 and Psychology 211.) (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.) Miller
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Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Presentation of effective seminars. Student presentations of selected neuroscience topics in seminar format. Must be taken in two consecutive quarters.—II-III. (II-III.) McAllister
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Physiological aspects of cellular and subcellular organization of the nervous system. Neuronal cell biology, the structure and function of ion channels, electrical excitability, signaling cascades, sensory transduction and, mechanisms of synaptic transmission, and the cellular basis of learning and memory.—I. (I.) Trimmer, Yamoah
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Lecture—4 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Integrative and information-processing aspects of nervous system organization. Topics include sensory systems, motor function, sensorimotor integration, the limbic system, and the neurobiology of learning and memory. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 222.)—II. (II.) Usrey
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate student standing in Psychology or Neuroscience or consent of instructor. Graduate core course for neuroscience. Neurobiological bases of higher mental function including attention, memory, language. One of three in three-quarter sequence. (Same course as Psychology 261.)—III. (III.)
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Key issues in developmental and molecular neurobiology. Discussion emphasis on critical evaluation of the experiments and methods described in research papers. Readings of seminal, primary research papers, reviews, and book chapters. Reading materials will be distributed one week in advance.—II. (II.) Diaz, L’Etoile
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 224A or consent of instructor. Continuation of course 224A. Key issues in developmental and molecular neurobiology, focusing on developmental topics. Discussion emphasis on critical evaluation of experiments and methods described in associated literature.—III. Chapman, McAllister
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Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Past or concurrent enrollment in Neuroscience courses 221, 222, 223, or permission of instructor; restricted to current graduate student enrollment or permission of instructor. This course will provide an overview of major neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders from both the clinical and fundamental science perspectives. Offered in alternate years.—II. Carter, Jones, Schwartzkroin
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Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to molecular and developmental neurobiology. Topics range from neurulation to development of sensory systems and include modern molecular methods and their application in developmental neuroscience.—II. (II.) McAllister, L’Etoile
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Discussion—1 hour; seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. An advanced examination of several current problems in neurobiology. Topics will vary in different years; may be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—III. (III.) Ishida
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Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. The theory, methods and principles of functional neurogenomics with emphasis on the relationship to molecular mechanisms involved in development and disease of the nervous system. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 247.)—II. Choudary
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Lecture/discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The properties and functions of non-neuronal or neuroglial cells in the mammalian central nervous system with relevance to neuronal development, physiology and injury response. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Cell Biology and Human Anatomy 250.) (S/U grading only.)—III. Kumari
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 100 or 112 or the equivalent. Structure and function of the visual system, with emphasis on the eye and retina, including optics, anatomy, transduction, retinal synapses, adaptation, and parallel processing. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 261A and Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology 261A.) (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.) Ishida
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor, course 261A recommended. Functions of the central visual pathways and their underlying mechanisms. Recent research on aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology, psychophysics, development, and genetics of the visual system. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 261B and Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology 261B.) (S/U grading only.) Offered in alternate years.—II. Olshausen
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 261A and 261B, or consent of instructor. Causes and mechanistic bases of major blinding diseases. Recent research on aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology, psychophysics, development, and genetics of the visual system related to disease. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 261C and Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology 261C.) (S/U grading only.) Not offered every year.—III. Werner
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Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Critical presentation and analysis of recent journal articles in neurobiology. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Mulloney, Wilson
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Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Presentation and discussion of recent literature on the development of sensory systems. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—II, III. (II, III.) Chapman
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Seminar—2 hours. Critical presentation and discussion of current literature in visual neuroscience. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 285.) May be repeated for credit if topic differs. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Usrey, Britten
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Seminar—2 hours. Analysis and discussion of seminal and current research papers in molecular and developmental neurobiology. Different topics will be covered each quarter. In the past topics have included, “Synaptic vesicle dynamics,” “Neuronal polarity,” and “Glutamate receptors.” May be repeated ten times for credit when topic differs. (S/U grading only.)—II, III. (II, III.) Diaz, McAllister, Zito
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Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Neuroscience or consent of instructor; course 299 (concurrently). Presentation and discussion of faculty and graduate student research in neurobiology. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 100 or 112 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Examination of research articles on cortical plasticity and changes in perception. Examples drawn from studies of the somatosensory, visual, auditory, and motor cortex. (Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 292.) Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)—(II.)
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