Neurobiology

Course title: Neurobiology

Course number: 27-5016

Lecturer:  Prof. Hamutal Slovin, Dr. Dana Cohen

Semester: 1

Hours: 4 h/w

 

 

Course goals

The course goal is to provide knowledge and foundations in biology of the brain and nervous system. The course provides basic fundamental knowledge in two main areas: cellular neurophysiology and systems neurophysiology.

 

Course topics

 

Cellular neurophysiology: membrane permeability and ion transport, action potential, synaptic transmission, learning and memory, dendrites, neuronal computation, optogenetics and its uses.

Systems neurophysiology: sensory and motor systems, receptors in sensory systems and signal transduction, neuronal coding, neuronal processing of sensory information and motor output  

 

Classes schedule

 

Topics

 Classes

Neuronal membrane: electric properties and ion transport

1-2

Structure and properties of dendrites

3-4

Axonal structure and signal propagation

5-6

Structure and analysis of ion channels

7-8

Pre- and post-synaptic transmission

9-10

Intra-cellular recordings and optogenetics

11-12

Chemical senses

13-14

Visual system

15-16

Auditory and vestibular systems

17-18

Somatosensory system

19-20

Motor system in the spinal cord

21-22

Motor cortex

23-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final grade

Exam

 

Reading

 

  1. "Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology" by Daniel Johnston, Samuel Miao-Sin Wu
  2. "Principles of Neural Science", 5th edition by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell
  3. "Exploring Neuroscience", 4th Edition by Bear an Paradiso