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Introduction to Neuroscience
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Readings are from the course text: Bear, Mark F., Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso.
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 0683305964.
Table for Readings
lec #
TOPICS
Readings
1
Introduction
Chapter 1
2
Cellular Neuroanatomy
Chapter 2
3-5
Cellular Neurophysiology
Chapters 3-4
6-8
Synaptic Transmission
Chapters 5-6
9-10
Brain Anatomy
Chapter 7
11-13
Vision
Chapters 9-10
14-15
Audition
Chapter 11
16-17
Somatic Sensation
Chapter 12
18-19
Chemical Control of Brain
Chapter 15
20-22
Motor System
Chapters 13-14
23
Motivation
Chapter 16
24
Emotion
Chapter 18
25-26
Mental Illness
Chapter 21
27-28
Sleep
Chapter 19
29-30
Brain Development
Chapter 22
31-32
Language
Chapter 20
33-34
Learning and Memory
Chapters 23-24