INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE – 2003

Date	Hr.	Topic	Room	Instructor(s)
T 9/2	11	Introduction to Neuroscience	M452	Llinás
Th 9/4	11	The Neuron - Anatomical structure and types of neurons	M452	Hillman
T 9/9	11	The Neuron - Fine structure: cytoskeleton, axonal transport	M452	Hillman
Th 9/11	11	Membrane potential: resting potential/Nernst potential	M452	Bloomfield
T 9/16	11	Cable properties of neurons, equivalent circuits	M452	Nicholson
Th 9/18	11	Action potential generation mechanisms	M452	Chesler
M 9/22	2	Conference 1: Neuronal fine structure	M452	Hillman/Ascoli
T 9/23	11	Action potential propagation, myelination and local signalling	M452	Nicholson
Th 9/25	11	Axon structure and axoglial interactions	M452	Rosenbluth
M 9/29	2	Conference 2: Action potential mechanisms	C208	Nicholson/Chesler
T 9/30	11	Glial cell biology and ion channel localization in axons	M452	Salzer
Th 10/2	11	Glial cell physiology	M452	Chesler
M 10/6	2	Yom Kipper – No Class
T 10/7	11	Physiology of ionic channels I	M452	Rudy
Th 10/9	11	Physiology of ionic channels II	M452	Rudy
M 10/13	2	Conference 3: Neuron/Glial interactions	C208	Salzer/Rosenbluth
T 10/14	11	Diversity of ionic channels	M452	Rudy
Th 10/16	11	Introduction to synaptic transmission: transmitter release (2 hr)	M452	Llinás
M 10/20	2	Conference 4: Cellular Neuroimaging	C208	Gan
T 10/21	11	Neuronal integration - EPSPs, IPSPs and spike initiation (2 hr)	M452	Llinás
Th 10/23	11	Secretion mechanisms: regulatory and constitutive pathways	M452	Petrenko
M 10/27	2	Conference 5: K^+ Channels	C208	Rudy
T 10/28 Th 10/30	11 11	Electrotonic transmission and gap junctions Neuronal integration - EPSPs, IPSPs and spike initiation (2 hr)	M452 M452	Bloomfield Llinás
M 11/3	2	Conference 6: Transmitter release mechanisms	C208	Petrenko/Itchenko
T 11/4	11	Structure of synapses	M452	Burden
Th 11/6		Ligand gated receptors	M452	Rudy
M 11/10 11/14		MIDTERM BREAK (Society For Neuroscience Meeting)
M 11/17	2	*Conference 7: Molecular Biology of Ion Channels EXAM 1 DUE [Conferences 1-4]	C204	Burden
T 11/18	11	Metabotropic receptors	M452	Rudy
Th 11/20	11	Neuromodulation mechanisms and receptors	M452	Sap
M 11/24	2	Conference 8: Post-synaptic mechanisms	C208	Rudy
T 11/25	11	Monoamine, peptide and purinergic transmitters	M452	Rice
Th 11/27		THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
M 12/1	2	Conference 9: Glutamate receptors	C208	Ziff
T 12/2		Dendritic spikes and Ca channels [Lecture moved to 12/3]	M452	Llinás
Th 12/4	11	Dendritic spikes and Ca channels Intrinsic properties of neurons and oscillations [2 hours]	M452	Llinás
M 12/8	2	Conference 10: Second messenger mechanisms EXAM 2 DUE [Conferences 5-8]	C208	Sap
T 12/9	11	LTP, LTD and synaptic plasticity	M393	Chesler
Th 12/11	11	Molecular organization of the postsynaptic density	M452	Ziff
M 12/15	2	Conference 11: Dendritic integration	M452	Llinás/Sugimori
T 12/16	11	Synaptic regulation of gene expression	M393	Ziff
Th 12/18	11	**Conference 12: Short and long-term synaptic plasticity	C208	Ziff/Chesler
M 1/5/03		EXAM 3 DUE [Conferences 9-12]

**Note change of date, time or room from normal schedule. Lectures MSB 452 – Conferences Coles 208