Basic Neuroscience
Instructor: US Bhalla, S Chattarji, S Sane, Vatsala Thirumalai
Duration of the course:
1st Jan 2011 to 31st Jul 2011
Credits: 3 (Basic)
Course Requirements: Neuro basic course will consist of 4 modules of around 6 lectures each, plus a couple of labs on electrical models of cells. Each lecture will be around 90 minutes. Two lectures a week, and there will also be a TA-led tutorial session each week.
Module 1: Upi: Cellular biophysics.
Neurons as electrical entities. Passive properties and cable theory. Active properties and Hodgkin-Huxley equations.
Module 2: Shona: Synaptic transmission in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems;
Synaptic plasticity in the mammalian brain;
Basic concepts in neuroanatomy
Module 3: Vatsala: Small circuits and neuromodulators
Module 4: Sanjay: Comparative neurobiology and ethology
Course Term: Jan Term - 2011
Course Year: 2010/2011