NEUROSCIENCE

080.250 (N,S)

NEUROSCIENCE LAB: A PRACTICAL APPROACH (CM) (ST) (CG) (3)   Gorman/Fortune  Limit 20 per section Prereq: 080.205   This course will give students the "hands-on" experience of the inter-disciplinary nature of neuroscience. Students will use anatomical and neuro-physiological techniques to understand the basic underlying principles of neuroscience.

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T 9-12
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080.304 (N)

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE (3)  Hattar/Zhao Limit 100 Prereqs:  020.151-154, or 020.305-306 and 020.315-316 This course is a survey of the mechanisms through which the nervous system receives sensory signals, transmits signals from neuron to neuron, and drives the activity of target tissues such as glands and muscles. Topics include the molecular basis of the action potential, effect of cell shape and myelination on conduction of action potentials, mechanisms regulating neuro-transmitter release, structure and function of neurotransmitter receptors, modulation of neuronal functions, sensory transduction, and muscle contraction. The molecular basis of genetic disorders involving nerve and muscle function will also be studied.
Cross-listed with Biology

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MW 3:30-5

080.305 (N)

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (3)  Hendry Limit 200   The nervous system is a fully integrated, two-semester course that surveys the cellular and molecular biology of neurons as well as the structure and function of the nervous system. Cross-listed with Biology

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TTh 2-3:30

080.330 (N)
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BRAIN INJURY AND RECOVERY OF FUNCTION (CM) (ST) (3) Gorman   Limit 30 Prereq: 080.203, 080.205 & 080.304 or Perm. Req’d    This course investigates numerous types of brain injuries and explores the responses of the nervous system to these injuries. The course's primary focus is the cellular and molecular mechanisms of brain injury and the recovery of function. Discussions of traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord, and tumors, using historical and recent journal articles, will facilitate students' understanding of the current state of the brain injury field.
Cross-listed with Psychological and Brain Sciences and Behavioral Biology

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ThF 1-2:30

080.335 (N)

NEUROSCIENCE OF PAIN (ST) (3) Haythornthwaite   Limit 25  
Prereq: 080.205 or 200.141
Course will focus on the neurobiological mechanisms and psychological aspects of pain. Experimental (animal & human) and clinical models and methods will be discussed throughout.
Cross-listed with Psychological and Brain Sciences

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M 2-5

080.345 (N)

GREAT DISCOVERIES IN NEUROSCIENCE (CM) (3) Baraban   Limit 35  Prereq: 080.205 & 080.305 This course examines the historical and intellectual context of selected, key advances in neuroscience, how they were made and their impact on understanding the nervous system. Particular attention will be paid to advances in cellular and molecular neuroscience. Among the topics covered will be the discovery of monoamine neurotransmitters and of endocannabinoids, the role of neurotrophins in neural development, and prion-based diseases of the brain. Course added 7/30/07

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MW 1:30-2:45 2-3:15

080.351 (N)

WORKSHOP IN NEUROANATOMY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (3) CourtneyLimit 8    Prereq: 200.370 AND Perm Req'd. Students will review and expand their knowledge of human neuroanatomy while creating a computer database of neuroanatomy images and text within an "Interactive Brain Map" educational software tool to be used in future neuroscience and psychology courses. Course added 8/02/07

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W 9

080.352 (N)

PRIMATE BRAIN FUNCTIONS (3) Hendry   Limit 100   Prereq: 080.205
Neuroscience is approaching the time when it can offer a compelling explanation for how the brain works.  This course takes advantage of work done in humans and non-human primates to survey concepts in sensory perception, motor command, and memory mechanisms. Lectures are given by faculty whose research explores these issues. Each subject is explored as a three-lecture sequence: 1) a background lecture that lays out the general principles and over-riding questions of the field; 2) an in-depth lecture that covers the most recent scientific literature; and 3) a summary lecture that brings together the major questions and their Resolution. Cross-listed with Psychological and Brain Sciences

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MW 2-3:30

080.411 (N)

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN NEUROSCIENCE I (3)   YoshiokaFor students in 4th year of the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.412 (N)

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN NEUROSCIENCE II (3) YoshiokaFor students in 4th year of the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.413 (N)

READINGS IN NEUROSCIENCE I (3) YoshiokaFor students in 4th year of the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.414 (N)

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN NEUROSCIENCE IV (3) YoshiokaFor students in 4th year of the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.419 (N)

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN  NEUROSCIENCE V (1) YoshiokaFor students in 4th year of the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.511

INDEPENDENT STUDY

080.531

RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE BFRESHMEN S/U only

080.541

RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE BSOPHOMORES S/U only

080.551

RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE BJUNIORS S/U only

080.561

RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE BSENIORS S/U only

020.317 (N)

SIGNALING IN DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE (3) Kuruvilla   Limit 100 30     Biology and Neuroscience Majors only An advanced undergraduate level seminar on current topics on signal transduction mechanisms underlying neuronal morphology, development and function. The proper functioning of the nervous system relies on the establishment of precise neuronal circuits through a developmental program including proliferation, neuronal migration, axonal growth and neuronal survival. This course pertains to the extracellular cues and downstream neuronal signaling pathways that coordinate these key events during neuronal development. The course will also cover the role of aberrant signaling mechanisms in neuronal degeneration and disease.
Cross listed with Biology

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MW 4:30-6pm TTh 3-4:30

020.330 (N)

GENETICS (CM)(3) Hoyt/Cunningham    Prereq: 020.305   Limit 325
Cross listed with Biology

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MTW 10

200.344 (N,S)

BEHAVIORAL ENDOCRINOLOGY (CM)(ST)(3) Ball    Limit 60  
Prereq: 200.141 or 080.205 or Perm. Req’d.Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Psychological & Brain Sciences

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ThF 10:30-12

250.345 (N)

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY (3) Cone   Limit 60  Prereq: 020.305   Cross-listed with Biology and Biophysics

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MTW 11

080.620

THEORETICAL NEUROSCIENCE Niebur   Perm. Req’d.

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F 4

080.630

BODIAN SEMINAR SERIES Von Der Heydt

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M 4

080.650

MENTORED RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE  Yoshioka/ Holland

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TBA

080.651

MENTORED RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE  Yoshioka/ Gorman

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TBA

080.652

MENTORED RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE Yoshioka
Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

080.654

MENTORED RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE Yoshioka
For students in the BA/MS Program   Perm. Req’d.

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TBA

020.604

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE  Hattar/ ZhaoTaught with 080.304   Limit 50 Prereq: 171.102 or 104 and 020.305, or permission of instructor  Coreq:  020.306 Cross-listed with Biology

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MW 3:30-5

080.810

READINGS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE Connor/Niebur  Limit 10  Perm. Req’d. This is a graduate-level seminar series on current literature in systems neuroscience. It also serves as a discussion group/journal club for students and faculty at the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, and is open to the wider systems/cognitive neuroscience community at Homewood and other Hopkins campuses. Each week, a student or faculty member will present a recent article selected in consultation with the course directors. The selected readings will focus on the neural mechanisms of perception, attention, motor behavior, learning and memory.

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W 5pm