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Fundamentals of Neurobiology 146:245 Fall semester 2008 If the course is closed when you try to register, see the instructions listed after the lecture schedule!! Room: PH 111 (Pharmacy School, Busch Campus) Time: Mon/Wed 4th period (1:40 - 3:00 PM) Course Instructor: Dr. Sidney Auerbach Nelson D410 445-3441 AUERBACH@BIOLOGY.RUTGERS.EDU Office hours: 3:15- 4:15 Mon/Wed and by appointment Required Textbook- Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain 3rd edition by Bear, Connors & Paradiso. Grading: Grades will be based on three in-class Exams and a Final Exam. Lecture Notes: Abbreviated lecture notes will be posted on Sakai . Students are strongly advised to attend all lectures. The posted lecture notes are only brief summaries of the material covered in class and we cannot guarantee that everything said in class is reflected in the posted notes! Experience shows that students who attend lecture and study the textbook learn better and perform better on tests compared to students who rely only on lecture notes. _________________________________________________________ Lecture Schedule Fall 2008 The new lecture schedule for Fall 2009 will be posted by the last week in August. _______________________________________________________________ Fundamentals of Neurobiology 146:245 Fall Semester 2008 Room: PH 111 Pharmacy Building; Williams-Levine Hall, Busch Campus Time: Mon/Wed 1:40 – 3:00 PM Course Instructor: Dr. Sidney Auerbach E-mail: auerbach@biology.rutgers.edu Office hours: after class Mon/Wed 3:20-4:20 PM, or by appointment Office: Nelson Biological Laboratories, D-wing, 4th floor, room D410 Course WEB site: https://sakai.rutgers.edu Required Textbook: Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, by Mark Bear, 3rd edition, Publishers: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Topic Chapter Sept 3 Introduction, Neurons and Glia 1, 2 8 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest 3 10 The Action Potential 4 15 Ion Channels and Pumps 4 17 Synaptic Transmission 5 22 Neurotransmitter Systems 6 24 Chemical Control of Behavior 15 29 Exam I Oct 1 The Structure of the Nervous System 7 6 The Eye 9 8 The Central Visual System I 10 13 The Central Visual System II 10 15 The Auditory System 11 20 The Vestibular System 11 22 The Somatic Sensory System 12 27 Exam II 29 Spinal Control of Movement 13 Nov 3 Brain Control of Movement 14 5 Motivation (Regulation of Feeding) 16 10 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion 18 12 Brain Rhythms and Sleep 19 17 Language 20 19 Attention 21 24 Exam III Dec 1 Mental Illness 22 3 Wiring the Brain 23 8 Memory Systems 24 10 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning 25 17 Final Exam Wednesday, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM __________________________________________________________________________________________________ What if this course is closed now? No Special Permissions Numbers are being given out for this course now! If you would like to be placed on a "waiting list" for this course, you must send an email (B112@biology.rutgers.edu) with the following information. Although we have access to all this information (except your current email), We are asking you to provide the information so that your name may go on the waiting list as soon as we receive your request, rather than whenever we find the time to look you up in the system. Please provide complete and accurate information, otherwise, your name will not go on the waiting list! Your name Your student ID number Your major Your class designation (e.g. sophomore, junior or senior) Your e-mail address If seats become available (students dropping this course), permission will be given to students on the "Waiting List" to register for the course. Priority will be given to sophomores and juniors, majoring in Cell Biology & Neuroscience. Keep in mind that this is the ONLY way to put yourself in line for a seat in this course. |