Readings

Readings in the table below are from the following course textbooks:

[Squire] = Squire, L. R., D. Berg, et al. Fundamental Neuroscience. 3rd ed. Academic Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780123740199.

[Kandel] = Kandel, Eric R., James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessell, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2000. ISBN: 9780838577011.

[Nicholls] = Nicholls, John G. From Neuron to Brain. Sinauer Associates, 2011. ISBN: 9780878936090.

SES # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction to the Nervous System (Quinn) [Squire] Chapters 1 and 2, Chapter 3 up to p. 47.
2 Membrane Channels and Signaling (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 6.
3 Ionic Basis of the Resting Potential (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 7.
4 Action Potential I (Quinn) [Nicholls] Chapter 4.
5 Action Potential II (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 9.
6 Neurons as Conductors: Propagation of the Action Potential (Quinn) [Squire] Chapter 5.
7 Intro to Synaptic Transmission (Quinn) [Nicholls] Chapter 7.
8 Mechanisms of Transmitter Release at Synapses (Quinn) [Squire] Chapter 8.
9 Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 13.
10 Biochemistry of Neurotransmitters, Receptors, and Second-messenger Systems (Quinn) [Squire] Chapters 9 and 10.
11 Learning and Memory I (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 62.
12 Learning and Memory II (Quinn) [Kandel] Chapter 63.
13 Midterm Exam [No Readings]
14 Brain Structure and Genomics (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 2 and 28.
15 Nervous System Development I (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 2 and 14.
16 Nervous System Development II (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 15 and 16.
17 Axon Guidance (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 17.
18 Synapse Formation (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 18.
19 Fine-Tuning Synaptic Connections (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 19 and 20.
20 Vision I (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 23 and 27.
21 Vision II (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 27.
22 Hearing (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 26.
23 Olfaction and Other Sensory Systems (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 24.
24 Touch, Pain and Thermoreception (Littleton) [Squire] Chapter 25.
25 Higher Order Cognitive Function and Disease (Littleton) [Squire] Chapters 51 and 52.
26 Final Review (Littleton) [No Readings]
27 Final Exam [No Readings]