An interdisciplinary introduction to fundamental aspects of nervous system function. The course emphasizes the ionic and molecular basis of excitability, synaptic transmission and signal transduction.
Directors: Peter Sargent and Kevin Bender
Brief Introduction to the Core Course
Monday, September 25
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Neuroanatomy 1
Instructor: Peter Ohara
Wednesday, September 27
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S202
Topic: Neuroanatomy 2
Instructor: Peter Ohara
Friday, September 29
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Membrane Potential
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Monday, October 2
Time: 10AM-12PM
Location: S-1320 Anatomy Lab (Parnassus campus)
Topic: Neuroanatomy 3
Instructor: Peter Ohara
Wednesday, October 4
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: S-1320 Anatomy Lab (Parnassus campus)
Topic: Neuroanatomy 4
Instructor: Peter Ohara
Friday, October 6
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Action Potentials
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Monday, October 9
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Paper Discussion
Huang-Trussell
Huang_Trusell Supplemental Information
How to read a paper
Huang_Trussell Study Questions
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Wednesday, October 11
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Single Channels
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Friday, October 13
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Problem Set
Extra Problems
Extra Problems Key
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Monday, October 16
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Structure-Function 1
Instructor: Yuriy Kirichok
Wednesday, October 18
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topics: Structure-Function 2
Ion Channels by Lily Jan
Ion Channel by Yuriy Kirichok
Friday, October 20
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Potassium Channels/Paper Discussion
Nature 2011
Nature 2014
Science 2017
Instructor: Lily Jan
Monday, October 23
Time: 9AM-12PM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Synaptic Transmission 1
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Wednesday, October 25
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Synaptic Transmission 2
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Friday, October 27
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Synaptic Transmission Problem Set
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Monday, October 30
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Synaptic Transmission Paper Discussion
Study Questions
Instructor: Peter Sargent
Wednesday, November 1
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Exam 2013 Key
Exam 2013
Exam 2014 Key
Exam 2014
Exam 2015 Key
Exam 2015
Exam 2016 Key
Exam 2016
Exam 2017 Key
Exam 2017
Friday, November 3
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Glutamate Receptors
Instructor: Roger Nicoll
Monday, November 6
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Plasticity
Instructor: Roger Nicoll
Wednesday, November 8
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Neurotransmitter Release
Instructor: Robert Edwards
Friday, November 10
NO CLASS
Veteran's Day
Friday, November 17
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: MH-2100
Topic: Neurotransmitter Reuptake
Endo
Trans
Instructor: Robert Edwards
Monday, November 20
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Release/Reuptake Paper Discussion
Instructor: Robert Edwards
Wednesday, November 22
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Plasticity Paper Discussions
Paper 1 - Bosch
Paper 2 - Platt
Instructor: Roger Nicoll
Friday, November 24
NO CLASS
Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, November 27
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: GPCR Pharmacology 1
Instructor: Mark von Zastrow
Wednesday, November 29
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: GPCR Pharmacology 2
Reading List
Instructor: Mark von Zastrow
Friday, December 1
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Receptor Pharmacology Paper Discussion
Instructor: Mark von Zastrow
Monday, December 4
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Neuronal Integration
Reading List
Shepherd and Koch
Silver-Neuronal Arithmetic
Instructor: Kevin Bender
Wednesday, December 6
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Active integration
Instructor: Kevin Bender
Friday, December 8
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: Cellular integration paper
Milner and Do
Study Guideline
Instructor: Kevin Bender
Monday, December 11
Time: 9AM-11AM
Location: GH-S261
Topic: EXAM