Neurology Resident Neuroscience Course


The textbook for 2001-2002 is Principles of Neural Science, Fourth Edition, editors E.R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessel.
Unless otherwise indicated on the schedule, classes are held from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm in the Neurology conference room, C402 in Memorial Medical Center.
 

Course schedule

Course schedule (as of 10/7/01)

Tests

A test is required for each class session. These are open-book tests due on the date at the bottom of the test. Currently available tests are listed below.

Chapter 6 Ion Channels and 7 Membrane Potential
Chapter 8 Passive Membrane Properties and 9 The Action Potential
Chapter 10 Overview of Synaptic Transmission and 11 Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission
Chapter 12 Synaptic Integration and 13 Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers
Chapter 14 Transmitter Release
Chapter 15 Neurotransmitters and 16 Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse
Chapter 17 The Anatomical Organization of the Nervous System and 18 The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement
Chapter 19 Integration of Sensory and Motor Function and 20 From Nerve Cells to Cognition
Chapter 21 Coding of Sensory Information
Chapters 22 The Bodily Senses and 23 Touch
Chapters 25 Constructing the Visual Image and 26 Visual Processing by the Retina
Chapters 28 Perception of Motion, Depth, and Form and 29 Color Vision
Chapter 32 Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses
Chapters 33 The Organization of Movement and 34 The Motor Unit and Muscle Action
Chapters 30 Hearing, and 31 Sensory Transduction in the Ear
Chapters 37 Locomotion and 38 Voluntary Movement
Chapter 39 The Control of Gaze
Chapter 40 The Vestibular System
Chapter 41 Posture
Chapter 42 The Cerebellum
Chapter 43 The Basal Ganglia
Chapters 44 Brain Stem, Reflexive Behavior, and the Cranial Nerves and 45 Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation, Movement, and Consciousness
Chapter 49 The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus
Chapters 50 Emotional States and Feelings and 51 Motivational and Addictive States
Chapters 60 Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia and 61 Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders
Chapters 62 Learning and Memory and 63 Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality


Last revised 5/29/2002
M. Steven Evans [ mail | home page ]