[CTN] BIOL 678 (Special Topics in Cellular Neuroscience) starts Thursday

[J David Spafford]

Hi,

 

BIOL 678 (Special Topics in Cellular Neuroscience) will take place on Thursdays starting this week (Sept 12, 2013), in PAS2464 (Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience) from noon to 3 PM.

 

It will involve discussion of Neurosim Exercises every week(Neurons in Action 2 software) for the first hour, and  presentations of four Nature Neuroscience Review articles every week by participating students.

 

See attached list of articles to be covered.  We have had persons audit the course in previous years.

 

Thanks, David.

 

	
1. SEPT 19, 2013 - MOLECULAR 


17-Jan-13

Histone acetylation: molecular mnemonics on the chromatin


20-Jul-12

Emerging roles of non-coding RNAs in brain evolution, development, plasticity and disease


20-Nov-12

The mechanobiology of brain function


17-Jan-13

Human brain evolution: transcripts, metabolites and their regulators

		
	
2. SEPT 26, 2013 - ION CHANNELS


13-Mar-13

Aquaporin water channels in the nervous system


20-Jun-13

Acid-sensing ion channels in pain and disease


12-Dec-12

The NaV1.7 sodium channel: from molecule to man


25-Jul-12

Calcium channel auxiliary α2δ and β subunits: trafficking and one step beyond 

		
	
3. SEPT 26, 2013 - AXONS AND DENDRITES


31-Jul-13

Proteostasis in complex dendrites


10-Jul-13

Molecular mechanisms of dendrite stability


30-Jan-13

Axonal transport deficits and neurodegenerative diseases


13-Apr-12

Axonal mRNA localization and local protein synthesis in nervous system assembly, maintenance and repair

		
	
4. OCT 3, 2013 - CALCIUM AND CALMODULIN


14-Aug-13

Nuclear calcium signalling in the regulation of brain function


20-Dec-11

Nanodomain coupling between Ca2+ channels and sensors of exocytosis at fast mammalian synapses


08-Feb-12

Understanding calcium waves and sparks in central neurons


15-Feb-12

Mechanisms of CaMKII action in long-term potentiation

		
	
5. OCT 10, 2013 - GLU AND GABA RECEPTORS


20-May-13

NMDA receptor subunit diversity: impact on receptor properties, synaptic plasticity and disease


05-Sep-12

Dancing partners at the synapse: auxiliary subunits that shape kainate receptor function


06-Feb-13

New insights into the classification and nomenclature of cortical GABAergic interneurons


18-May-12

Regulation of neuronal GABAB receptor functions by subunit composition

		
	
6. OCT 17, 2013 - SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY


19-Oct-12

The BCM theory of synapse modification at 30: interaction of theory with experiment


10-May-12

Deep molecular diversity of mammalian synapses: why it matters and how to measure it


18-Jan-12

Activity-dependent neurotransmitter respecification


20-Jun-12

Structural plasticity upon learning: regulation and functions

		
	
7. OCT 24, 2013 - TECHNICAL: OPTIGENETICS AND RECORDING


20-Mar-12

Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animal models


30-Aug-12

Genetically encoded optical indicators for the analysis of neuronal circuits


18-May-12

The origin of extracellular fields and currents — EEG, ECoG, LFP and spikes


30-Nov-11

Direct electrical stimulation of human cortex — the gold standard for mapping brain functions?

		
	
8.  OCT 31, 2013 - RHYTHMS


02-May-13

Sleep and the single neuron: the role of global slow oscillations in individual cell rest


28-Nov-12

The circadian clock: a framework linking metabolism, epigenetics and neuronal function


02-Sep-11

Linking neural activity and molecular oscillations in the SCN


07-Mar-12

The circadian clock and pathology of the ageing brain

		
	
9. NOV 7, 2013 - CIRCUIT PLASTICITY


18-Apr-13

Emerging roles of astrocytes in neural circuit development


20-Dec-12

Neurotrophin regulation of neural circuit development and function


16-Aug-12

Getting neural circuits into shape with semaphorins


05-Sep-12

New neurons for 'survival of the fittest'

		
	
10. NOV 14, 2013 - CORTEX


20-Mar-13

Corticostriatal connectivity and its role in disease


10-Aug-11

Cortical state and attention


16-Aug-12

Distributed synergistic plasticity and cerebellar learning


18-Jan-12

Interneuron dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

		
	
11. NOV 21, 2013 - ENCODING / DECODING AND SYMMETRY / ASYMMETRY


20-Nov-12

Encoding asymmetry within neural circuits


28-Nov-12

What are the mechanisms for analogue and digital signalling in the brain?


22-Feb-12

Structural neurobiology: missing link to a mechanistic understanding of neural computation


08-Feb-12

Direction selectivity in the retina: symmetry and asymmetry in structure and function

		
	
12. NOV 28, 2013 - DISEASE


18-Apr-13

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis: a convergence on neural circuit dysfunction


20-Jun-12

Will the real multiple sclerosis please stand up?


20-Nov-12

Down syndrome: the brain in trisomic mode


18-Nov-11

Linking neurodevelopmental and synaptic theories of mental illness through DISC1

		
	
13. DEC 5, 2013 - HORMONES AND PEPTIDES


20-Mar-12

The many faces of insulin-like peptide signalling in the brain


12-Sep-12

Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour


20-Jun-13

The histaminergic network in the brain: basic organization and role in disease


18-Jan-13

The nature of feelings: evolutionary and neurobiological origins

 

Dr. J David Spafford

B1-173 Department of Biology

University of Waterloo,

Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA.  N2L 3G1

519-888-4567 x38185

spafford at uwaterloo.ca <mailto:spafford at uwaterloo.ca> 

 

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