Plan of the course and course schedule

The Neurobiology of Behavior

1. The Brain and Behavior (GŠ)

Mon 19 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

2. Nerve Cells and Behavior (MJ)

Mon 19 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

3. Genes and Behavior (ŽK)

Mon 19 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron

4. The Cytology of Neurons (MB)

Tue 20 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

5. Synthesis and Trafficking of Neuronal Protein (ŽK)

Tue 20 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

6. Ion Channels (VC)

Tue 20 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

7. Membrane Potential (MR)

Wed 21 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

8. Local signaling: Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron (MR)

Wed 21 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

9. Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential (MR)

Wed 21 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

Elementary Interactions between Neurons: Synaptic Transmission

10. Overview of Synaptic Transmission (ZP)

Thu 22 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

11. Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission (HB)

Thu 22 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

12. Synaptic Integration (GŠ)

Thu 22 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

13. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers (HB)

Fri 23 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

14. Transmitter Release (GŠ)

Fri 23 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

15. Neurotransmitters (ŽK)

Fri 23 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

16. Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Myasthenia Gravis (VC)

Mon 26 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

Neural Basis of Cognition

17. The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System (ŽK)

Mon 26 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

18. The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement (GŠ)

Mon 26 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

19. Integration of Sensory and Motor Function: The Association Areas of the Cerebral Cortex and the Cognitive Capabilities of the Brain (GŠ)

Tue 27 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

20. From Nerve Cells to Cognition: The Internal Cellular Representations Required for Perception and Action (ZP)

Tue 27 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

Perception

21. Coding of Sensory Information (ZP)

Wed 28 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

22. The Bodily Senses (GS)

Wed 28 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

23. Touch (VLŠ)

Thu 29 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

24. The Perception of Pain (GŠ)

Thu 29 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

25. Constructing the Visual Image (ZP)

Thu 29 May

13.00 – 14.45 h

26. Visual Processing by the Retina (ZP)

Fri 30 May

9.00 – 10.45 h

27. Central Visual Pathways (GŠ)

Fri 30 May

11.00 – 12.45 h

28. Perception of Motion, Depth, and Form (ZP)

Mon 2 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

29. Color Vision (GŠ)

Mon 2 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

30. Hearing (VC)

Mon 2 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

31. Sensory Transduction in the Ear (VC)

Tue 3 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

32. Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses (VC)

Tue 3 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

Movement

33. The Organization of Movement (HB)

Tue 3 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

34. The Motor Unit and Muscle Action (HB)

Wed 4 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

35. Diseases of the Motor Unit (GŠ)

Wed 4 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

36. Spinal Reflexes (VLŠ)

Wed 4 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

37. Locomotion (ZP)

Thu 5 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

38. Voluntary Movement (GŠ)

Thu 5 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

39. The Control of Gaze (MR)

Thu 5 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

40. The Vestibular System (VLŠ)

Fri 6 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

41. Posture (MR)

Fri 6 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

42. The Cerebellum (MV)

Fri 6 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

43. The Basal Ganglia (GI)

Mon 9 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

Arousal, Emotion, and Behavioral Homeostasis

44. Brain Stem, Reflexive Behavior, and the Cranial Nerves (ZP)

Mon 9 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

45. Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation, Movement, and Consciousness (GI)

Mon 9 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

46. Seizures and Epilepsy (GI)

Tue 10 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

47. Sleep and Dreaming (GI)

Tue 10 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

48. Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness (GI)

Tue 10 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

49. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus (GŠ)

Wed 11 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

50. Emotional States and Feelings (ER)

Wed 11 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

51. Motivational and Addictive States (ER)

Wed 11 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

The Development of the Nervous System

52. The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System (ŽK)

Thu 12 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

53. The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells (ŽK)

Thu 12 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

54. The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets (NJM)

Thu 12 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

55. The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses (GŠ)

Fri 13 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

56. Sensory Experience and Fine-Tuning of Synaptic Connections (MV)

Fri 13 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

57. Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System (ŽK)

Mon 16 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

58. Aging of the Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease (GŠ)

Mon 16 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

Language, Thought, Mood, and Learning, and Memory

59. Language and the Aphasias (GŠ)

Mon 16 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

60. Disorders of the Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia (ER)

Tue 17 June

9.00 – 10.45 h

61. Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders (ER)

Tue 17 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

62. Learning and Memory (GŠ)

Wed 18 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

63. Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality (MR)

Wed 18 June

13.00 – 14.45 h

64. Ventricular Organization of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Circulation of the Brain and Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain Edema, and Hydrocephalus (MK)

Thu 19 June

11.00 – 12.45 h

65. Consiousness and the Neurobiology of the Twenty-First Century (GŠ)

Fri 20 June

11.00 – 12.45 h