Brain Microcircuits (MEDS 5384))

Douglas Oliver, PhD

Dept. of Neuroscience

http://neuroanatomy.uchc.edu or http://meds5384.uchc.edu

 

 

Time and Place: Usually Thursdays at 3:00-5:00 pm; L-4009, UConn Health, Farmington CT

Text: Shepherd G, Grillner S. (2010) Handbook of Brain Microcircuits, First Edition. Oxford Univ Press, ISBN13: 9780195389883; ISBN10: 0195389883.

Class

Dates 2017

Topic

Location

Text Chapter

1

Sept 7

Introduction to neurocircuitry

L-4009

2

September 14

Swimming circuits

L-4009

35, 45, 48

3

September 21

 Central Pattern Generators &Chewing

L-4009

32

4

September 28

Touch System and Spinal Cord

L-4009

31

5

October 5

Vertebrate retina

L-4009

23, 37

6

October 12

Auditory System

L-4009

18-19

7

October 19

Hippocampus

L-4009

20-22

8

October 26

Cerebellum

L-4009

28-29

9

November 2

no class

 

10 

November 9

Basal Ganglia

L-4009

11-13

11 

November 16

Neocortex 1

L-4009

1-3

 

November 23

Thanksgiving

No class

 

12

November 30

Neocortex 2

L-4009

4-6

13

December 7

PRESENTATION OF FINAL PROJECTS

L-4009

 

 

revised 7/28/2017