BCS 249: Lecture Schedule

READING LIST FOR EXAM 1 | EXAM 2 | EXAM 3
Jan. 16: Course overview and a discussion of gene regulation as it applies to neural development (Nordeen) | pdf
Jan. 21: NO CLASS
Jan. 23: Neural induction and regionalization I (Nordeen)
Jan. 28: Neural induction and regionalization II (Nordeen)
Jan. 30: Cell production, migration and differentiation in the nervous system I (Nordeen)
Feb. 4: Cell production, migration and differentiation in the nervous system II (Nordeen)
Feb. 6: Cell production, migration and differentiation in the nervous system III (Nordeen)
Feb. 11: Neurite outgrowth and pathfinding I (Nordeen)
Feb. 13: Neurite outgrowth II (Nordeen)
end of material for Exam I
Feb. 18: Regulation of neurogenesis in primate brain (Dr. David Kornack)
Feb. 20: EXAM I
Feb. 25: Molecular cues underlying the specificity of connections I (Nordeen)
Feb. 27: Specificity of connections II (Nordeen)
Mar. 4: Programmed cell death in the nervous system (Nordeen)
Mar. 6: Mechanisms of cell death and trophic factor action (Dr. Robert Freeman)
Mar. 11: BREAK
Mar. 13: BREAK
Mar. 18: Synapse formation (Nordeen)
Mar. 20: Early experience and synaptic rearrangement I (Nordeen)
Mar. 25: Early experience and synaptic rearrangement II (Nordeen)
Mar. 27: Guest lecture (Majewska)
end of material for Exam II
Apr. 1: EXAM II
Apr. 3: Cellular mechanisms for learning and memory I (Nordeen)
Apr. 8: Cellular mechanisms for learning and memory II (Nordeen)
Apr. 10: Hormonal influences on neural and behavioral development (Nordeen)
Apr. 15: Genetic control of sexual differentiation in C. elegans (Portman)
Apr. 17: Models of early learning: sound localization in owls (Nordeen)
Apr. 22: Models of early learning: vocal learning in songbirds (Nordeen)
Apr. 24: Reorganization of sensory and motor maps in adulthood: cellular parallels with developmental plasticity (Nordeen)
Apr. 29: TBA
May 1: EXAM III

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Reading list for Exam I

Jan. 16: Course overview and a discussion of the nature/nurture issue as it applies to neural development: "The Origins of Developmental Biology, A Conceptual Tool Kit (1998); In: Developmental Biology, by Lewis Wolpert; pp. 1-22; Oxford University Press.; "Control of specific gene expression" In: Developmental Biology, (1998) by Lewis Wolpert; pp. 281-286; Oxford University Press.
Jan. 23,28: Neural induction and regionalization: Textbook Chapter 1, pp 1-17; Textbook Chapter 2
Jan. 30, Feb. 4,6: Cell production, migration and differentiation in the nervous system: Textbook Chapter 1, pp 17-21; Textbook Chapter 3, pp 49-67; Textbook Chapter 4, pp 77-92
Feb. 11,13: Neurite outgrowth and pathfinding (Nordeen): Textbook Chapter 5

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