117. Neuroscience. (4 units) Sp. Prerequisites: First-year Dentistry standing. Lecture 2 hours. Seminar 2 hours.
I. Mitrovic
Structure and function of the nervous system. Emphasis will be placed on clinical application relating to the practice of dentistry. ( department: CELL&TISBI )
201A. Basic Concepts in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (6 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: This course is required for first year Neuroscience students. It is open to additional students as space allows and with the approval of the instructor. Lecture 3 hours. Seminar 18 hours.
D. Ron, H. Baier, J. LaVail
An interdisciplinary introduction to fundamental aspects of nervous system function including neurocytology, neuroanatomy, electrical excitability, synaptic transmission, signal transduction, genetics, and neurodevelopment. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
201B. Introduction to Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience. (4 units) § Wi. Lecture 3 hours. Conference 1 hours.
J. Horton, L. Reichardt, M. Brainard, P. Ohara
Introduction to fundamental aspects of nervous system development, including neural determination, axon guidance, neuron-target interactions and overview of basics of integrative neural function, including sensory, motor and limbic systems and computational neuroscience. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
201C. Basic Concepts in Neural Development and Cell Biology. (4 units) § Sp. Prerequisites: NC201A and NC201B or consent of course director. Restrictions: None. Lecture 4 hours. Conference 1 hours.
H. Baier, L. Reichardt
An overview of basic cell biology and neural development. Topics will include membrane trafficking, neuronal cytoskeleton, axon guidance, synapse formation, cell cycle, neuronal cell fate determination, neuronal stem cells, and patterning of the vertebrate brain. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
214. Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Research. (2 units) § Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 4 hours.
S. Baraban
This course will cover topics related to the responsible conduct of research such as conflicts of interest, responsible authorship, policies regarding the use of human and animal subjects, handling misconduct, proper datat management, research funding rules and procedures. Students will review and present case studies for class discussion. ( department: MEDICINE )
215. Laboratory Rotation. (1-6 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Laboratory 3-18 hours.
Staff
A laboratory rotation course to familiarize new departmental graduate students with various approaches to neurobiological research. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
219. Special Topics in Basic and Translational Neuroscience. (3 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Completion of first year curriculum in Neuroscience or another experimental biology graduate program is helpful, but not essential. Restrictions: Neuroscience graduate students, other graduate and professional students with interest in neuroscience. Permission from instructor is required. Lecture 1 hours. Conference 2 hours. Independent Study 3 hours.
Staff
Each course offering will focus on the literature of a current important area of Neuroscience research. Students will be expected to read assigned papers critically before class and to present and discuss papers in class. Students will also be expected to write and present a brief research proposal based upon their reading. Topics in molecular, cellular, developmental, systems & computational neuroscience, and neurological & behavioral disorders will be covered in separate course offerings. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
220. Neuroscience Journal Club. (1 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Seminar 1 hours.
L. Reichardt
Pertinent papers from the recent neuroscience literature are read and discussed. Each student must participate regularly and present one seminar per quarter. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
221. Current Topics in Neuroscience . (0-3 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Neuroscience graduate student, or permission from instructor. Seminar 9 hours.
A. Bonci, L. Noble
Students will become familiarized with cutting-edge experimental findings in cellular, molecular, and systems neuroscience by attending the formal Neuroscience Seminar series, meeting and discussing related papers, and meeting with the speaker, Students will be expected to critically analyze new results and put them in context of published literature. Course meets for 10 weeks spread out over 3 quarters. Offered every year. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
222. Signaling in Neurobiology. (3 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
M. Von Zastrow
This course will explore molecular mechanisms of receptor, ion channel, and transport function and regulation. Topics may include second mesengers G-coupled pathways, tyrosine kinase pathways, serpentine receptor pathways, apoptosis, neurotrophic factors and cytoskeleton. Offered every three years beginning Spring 2002. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
223. Developmental Neurobiology. (3 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Lecture 3 hours.
S. Pleasure
This course will cover important areas of vertebrate and invertebrate nervous system development. It will integrate findings from anatomical cellular, molecular and genetic approaches. Topics may include neural induction, regionalization of the neural plate and neural tube, cell-type specification, proliferation, apoptosis morphogenesis, neurogenesis, gliogenesis, migration, differentiation, axon pathfinding, dendritogenesis, synaptogenesis. Offfered every three years beginning Fall 2001. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
225. Neurobiology of Disease. (3 units) § Sp. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
S. Finkbeiner
Lectures and student-led discssions on physiological and molecular bases of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, autism, addiction, triple repeat and prion diseases. Offered every three year beginning Spring 2003 ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
228. Neurochemistry & Neuroendocrinology. (3 units) Fa. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
L. Tecott
Chemical and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, neuroendcricology. Topics may include neurotransmitter metabolism, molecular analysis of synaptic vesicle recycling, cytoskeletal organization of synaptic proteins, circadian rhythms, feeding and drinking, and sexual behavior Offered every three years beginning Fall 2002. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
230. Membrane Biophysics & Synaptic Physiology. (3 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
E. Ullian
Topics addressed in this course include thermodynamics and kinetics of electrical excitation of nerve, active and passive transport, statistical analysis of synaptic transmission, synaptic and plasticity, and structure/function relations of channel proteins. Offered every three years begining Fall 2000. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
235. Sensory Transduction and Perception. (3 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 210B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
J. Korenbrot
Topics in genetic, molecular and systems approaches to sensory transduction relevant to our understanding of coding of environmental stimuli by sensory neurons will be covered. Offered every three years beginning Spring 2001. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
240. Neurobiology of Vision. (3 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
J. Horton
Visual information processing by the retina and central nervous system. Molecular, electrophysiological, pharmacological, anatomical and psychophysical approaches will be discussed. Topics may include synaptic interactions, diseases specifc to the visual system, color vision, form perception, motion detection and visual development. Offered every three years beginning Winter 2003. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
243. Cognitive Neuroscience. (3 units) § Sp. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 201A, 301B, 201C or permission of course director. Restrictions: None. Seminar 9 hours.
A. Gazzaley
This course will cover research investigating the neural basis of cognition, primarily focusing on neurophysiological studies in humans using MRI, MEG, EEG, and TMS. Topics to be covered include visual perception, attention, memory, sensory and motor control and language. Offered every three years. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
245. Neurobiology of Behavior. (3 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
P. Janak
Lectures and discussion of primary research concerning the neural basis of behavior. Topics will include basic concepts of learning and neuroethology with examples from vertebrate and invertebrate systems. A comparative approach will be taken to understanding psychological constructs such as drive, motivation and emotion. Emphasis is on neural circuit analysis of behaviors such as sound localization, drug self-administration and fear conditioning. Offered every three years beginning Winter 2002. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
247. Theoetical & Computational Neuroscience. (3 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B, or consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours.
Staff
Course covers theoretical and computational approaches to neuroscience. Topics may include models of activity-dependent processes of neural development, analysis of neural coding, applications of "neural networks" and learning theory in neuroscience, models of neural circuits, models of sensorimotor representations and transformations. Relevant mathematics will be taught through lectures and problem sets. Offered every three years beginning Spring 2003. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
248. Analysis of Neural and Behavioral Data. (3 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: NS201A and 201B or consent of course director. Previous Matlab experience strongly suggested. Restrictions: None. Lecture 1 hours. Seminar 3 hours.
L. Frank
Lectures, critical discussions, and problem solving using Matlab, a mathematical and data visualization program. Topics may include: probability, descriptive statistics, binomial and poisson processes, analysis of spike trains, and analysis of dynamic neural and behavioral dats. Problem sets include statistical analysis and simulation of neural and behavioral data. Previous Matlab experience strongly suggested. Offered every two years beginning Spring 2004 ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
249. Neural Circuits, Perception & Action. (3 units) § Sp. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 201A and 201B or consent of instructor. Restrictions: None. Lecture 2 hours. Conference 2 hours.
P. Sabes, S. Lisberger
This advanced course will explore the foundations of Systems Neuroscience via an in-depth study of selected model systems such as sound localization, echolocation, voluntary eye movements, and goal directed reaching. the primary goal of the course is to teach a set of physiological, behavioral and computational primciples and techniques that are broadly applicable in Systems Neuroscience. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
250. Research. (1-8 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Research 3-24 hours.
Staff
Dissertation research. ( department: PHYSIOLOGY )
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