Cellular Neuroscience Sample Syllabus

Location / Time

Lectures will meet on Mon and Wed from 9:00 – 11:00 am (unless otherwise noted)
Labs and conferences will meet on Fridays from 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Assigned Reading

Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons, 2nd Edition (Gordon Fain)

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Articles & reviews

Grading

Two in-class closed book exams with a choice of questions (40% each)

Lab and conference participation (20% total)

A>93% A->90% B+>87% B>83% B->80% C+>77% C>73% C->70% D+>67% D>63%

Passing = B or better

Note that the same grade will be given for the lecture and lab parts of the course
 Cellular Neuroscience

W Lecture 1: Cell biology of neurons 1 Ringstad SOM Assigned

F Lab 1: Electron microscopy Aoki CNS Assigned

M No Class -- Labor Day

W Lecture 2: Cell biology of neurons 2 Ringstad SOM Assigned

F Lab 2: Light microscopy Peron CNS Assigned

M Lecture 3: Neuronal cell types Liddelow SOM Assigned

W Lecture 5: Electrical properties Reyes CNS Fain 2

F Lab 3: Whole-cell recordings Reyes CNS Assigned

M Lecture 6: Membrane potentials Reyes CNS Fain 3

W Lecture 7: Action potentials Reyes CNS Fain 5

F Lab 4: Ca2+ imaging Peron CNS Assigned

M Lecture 8: Na+ & Ca2+ channels Tsien SOM Fain 5

W Lecture 9: K+ channels & diversity Tsien SOM Fain 6

F Conference 1: Ion channels Tsien SOM Assigned

M Lecture 10: Presynaptic transmission 1 Basu SOM Fain 8

W Lecture 11: Presynaptic transmission 2 Basu SOM Fain 8

F Conference 2: Synaptic transmission Basu SOM Assigned

M Lecture 12: Gap junctions & electrical synapses Long SOM Fain 8

W No Class – Review

F MIDTERM: COVERING LECTURES 1 – 12

M No Class – SFN

W No Class – SFN

F No Class – SFN

M Lecture 13: Postsynaptic transmission 1 Tritsch SOM Fain 9

W Lecture 14: Postsynaptic transmission 2 Tritsch SOM Fain 10

F Conference 3: Postsynaptic transmission Tritsch SOM Assigned

M Lecture 15: Dendritic physiology Carter CNS Assigned

W Lecture 16: Neural circuits Carter CNS Assigned

F Conference 4: Dendritic physiology Carter CNS Assigned

M Lecture 17: Intracellular signaling 1 Ringstad SOM Fain 11

W Lecture 18: Intracellular signaling 2 Ringstad SOM Fain 12/13

F Conference 5: Intracellular signaling Ringstad SOM Assigned

M Lecture 19: Synaptic plasticity 1 Klann CNS Fain 14

W Lecture 20: Synaptic plasticity 2 Klann CNS Fain 14

F Conference 6: Synaptic plasticity Klann CNS Assigned

M Lecture 21: Neuromodulation Tritsch SOM

W No Class – Thanksgiving

F No Class – Thanksgiving

M Lecture 22: Sensory transduction 1 Nagel SOM Fain 15

W Lecture 23: Sensory transduction 2 Nagel SOM Fain 16

F Conference 7: Sensory transduction Nagel SOM Assigned

M Lecture 24: Homeostatic plasticity Long SOM Assigned

W No Class – Review

F FINAL: COVERING LECTURES 13 – 24