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department Neuroscience (X) |
This is the first semester of the neuroscience core course required of all IPN students. It covers the fundamentals of cellular and molecular neuroscience including cellular neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, signal transduction, and nervous system development, cell death, and regeneration as well as regulatory systems. NSCI507, Critical Readings in Neuroscience, is a coreguisite.
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Review and discussion of primary literature focusing on synaptic transmission, molecular events in LTP, and molecular signal transduction.
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Credits: 6
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In-depth discussions of advanced topics in systems and cognitive neuroscience.
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The course provides a survey of research in neuroscience currently underway at Georgetown University. Each semester the course is given, 16 faculty present the research topic being studied in their laboratories with emphasis on experimental design strategies and choices. Different faculty are chosen to present in different semesters. Students are given a reading list for each topic and the formal presentation by the faculty member is followed by an interactive discussion session. Students prepare a mini-grant proposal on a research topic chosen in consultation with the course director and a faculty member with expertise on the topic.
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Credits: 2
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With the facilitation by a faculty member, the students read and critically evaluate current research literature. All students are responsible for reading and âdissectingâ every paper; one paper is read and critically analyzed for two weeks. The class is conducted by the students, as in the case of âproblem-based [case-based] learningâ, where the research article is treated as the âcase.â Analysis is conducted by identifying the âgivenâ facts from previous research and the hypotheses that the authors are attempting âto prove.â The methods (Experimental Design) and results are critically examined in the context of the hypotheses. Before evaluating the conclusions, the class generates a list of questions and âLearning Objectivesâ which they fulfill by researching previous literature prior to the second week. The second session begins with a discussion of the information relevant to the Learning Objectives and the questions raised during the first week are answered before critically evaluating the conclusions of the paper. The faculty member helps to facilitate the discussion and maintain a good balance of student participation.
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The pharmacology and neurochemistry of the neuromuscular junction, autonomic ganglia, and the central nervous system.
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This course examines journal articles with evidence of a pathway of communication between the nervous and immune systems. Offered only upon student request. Contact Dr. Bayer.
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This course is an introduction to the technique of event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and their use in cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistic research in particular. Its primary goals are (1) to provide an overview of the generation of brain waves (EEG) and the methodology of ERPs, (2) to read and discuss influential ERP papers in the field of psycholinguistic research, and (3) to get 'hands on' experience in the EEG lab by running an ERP experiment and analyzing the data. The course will begin with a couple of lecures on the neural basis of ERPs and on the most important ERP comonents reflecting higher cognitive functions, followed by class discussions. During the second part of the course, students will prepare a presentation of one or two papers on a specific topic in ERP language research (e.g., lexical/semantic or syntactic processing) and corresponding ERP components (e.g., N400, P600). Each presentation will be followed by a class discussion led by the presenting students. The third part of the course will predominantly take place in the EEG lab. You will learn how to prepare, run and analyze a psycholinguistic ERP experiment, and probably also participate as a subject in the experiment.
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Credits: 3
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This course will introduce students to bases, uses, and limitations of imaging methods, as well as to neuroimaging literature and imaging laboratories at Georgetown.
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This course is an introduction to the brain bases of language. It will address theories and evidence pertaining to several questions, such as which brain regions underlie our use of language, are these regions dedicated to language or are they general purpose, and do different regions underlie the different domains of language (lexicon, phonology, syntax, etc.)? Multiple lines of evidence will be considered, including studies of people with acquired or developmental disorders (aphasia, neurodegenerative disease, dyslexia, Specific Language Impairment, Williams syndrome), and investigations using functional brain imaging (fMRI, PET) or electrophysiology (EEG/ERP).
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The goal of this interdisciplinary course is to learn about the auditory system by exploring the structure of music and the neural basis of music perception. Some of the topics covered include: musical sounds and music structure; ear and acoustic transduction; loudness, pitch and timbre perception -psychophysics and neural mechanisms; sound localization; auditory pathways, processing and development; imaging music perception; cortical mechanisms; population coding of acoustic information; experiments versus models.
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Credits: 2
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Credits: 3
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This course will allow the student to develop an understanding of the skills and ethical questions important for a successful and satisfying career in science.
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In this course, a clinical understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders will inform, enrich, and contextualize basic neuroscience education. Interactive disease-oriented problem-solving will be an organizing and assessment principle in the classroom, introducing both clinical case presentations and clinical research literature in the context of a series of basic science topics (concurrently taught in the basic neuroscience core course). Selected disease-oriented themes (e.g., Autism, Stroke, Epilepsy, Alzheimerâs Disease and Dementias, Schizophrenia, Spinal Cord Injury, Addiction, Parkinsonâs Disease) will cut across and integrate the various levels of analysis: from genes to systems, channels to cognition, and circuits to emotions. Discussion will focus on current clinical etiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features, as well as historical perspectives and research approaches for improving diagnosis and therapy. Faculty teaching the course are from the Georgetown Hospital, the VA Medical Center (Center For Schizophrenia and Neuroscience Research), National Rehabilitation Hospital, and Childrenâs National Medical Center. Students will gain an appreciation for the clinical context for their own research, ideas for novel research questions, and a facility for establishing clinical collaborations.
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In this course, a clinical understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders will inform, enrich, and contextualize basic neuroscience education. Interactive disease-oriented problem-solving will be an organizing and assessment principle in the classroom, introducing both clinical case presentations and clinical research literature in the context of a series of basic science topics (concurrently taught in the basic neuroscience core course). Selected disease-oriented themes (e.g., Autism, Stroke, Epilepsy, Alzheimerâs Disease and Dementias, Schizophrenia, Spinal Cord Injury, Addiction, Parkinsonâs Disease) will cut across and integrate the various levels of analysis: from genes to systems, channels to cognition, and circuits to emotions. Discussion will focus on current clinical etiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features, as well as historical perspectives and research approaches for improving diagnosis and therapy. Faculty teaching the course are from the Georgetown Hospital, the VA Medical Center (Center For Schizophrenia and Neuroscience Research), National Rehabilitation Hospital, and Childrenâs National Medical Center. Students will gain an appreciation for the clinical context for their own research, ideas for novel research questions, and a facility for establishing clinical collaborations.
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Overview of the structural and functional organization of the human nervous system. Laboratory required. Same as NSCI512. Open only to IPN PhD students. Pass/Fail only.
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Credits: 3
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Review in-depth of primary literature surrounding 3 or 4 topics of current interest in synaptic transmission.
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Credits: 3
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Research seminars from a wide variety of well-known neuroscientists on their most current work. A weekly summary of each talk will be required. MS Students Only. Tuesdays at noon. NE401 Med/Dent
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The most recent research results from laboratories at Georgetown will be presented. A weekly summary of each talk will be required. MS Students Only. Wednesdays at noon. NE401 Med/Dent
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