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LEC # TOPICS
1 Neuroanatomy: A Science of the 20th Century
2 Basic Subdivisions, Cell Types; Anatomical Techniques
3 Review of Basic Connectional Patterns; Laboratory Techniques #2
4 Review of Basic Connectional Patterns (continued)
5 Neurogenesis I
6 Neurogenesis II
7 Neurogenesis III
8 PNS Anatomy and Development
9 Process Outgrowth I
10 Process Outgrowth II (Synaptogenesis)
11 Growth Factors and Cell Survival I
12 Growth Factors and Cell Survival II
13 Growth Factors and Cell Survival III - Apoptosis
14 Spinal and Hindbrain Anatomy
15 Regional Specificity I
16 Regional Specificity II (Comparative Neuroanatomy, Introduction)
17 Trigeminal System
18 Midterm Review
19 Midterm Exam
20 Dissection
21 Retinotectal System I: Optic Tract and its Terminations; Developmental Plasticity
22 Retinotectal System II: Chemoaffinity; Modes of Axon Growth
23 Retinotectal System III: CNS Axonal Regeneration
24 Neocortex I
25 Neocortex II: Neurogenesis, Cell Migration and the Specificity of Laminar and Areal Identity
26 Neocortex III: Role of Activity in the Development of Cortical Connections
27-28 Neocortex IV: Association Cortex
29 Review - Neocortex
30 Corpus Striatum
31 Fetal Brain Tissue Transplantation
32 Limbic System I: Olfactory System
33 Limbic System II: Hypothalamus and Limbic Midbrain Areas
34 Limbic System III: Hormonal and other Influences on Development and Plasticity
35-36 Limbic System IV and V: Hippocampal Formation
37 Cerebellar System; Mutants
38-39 Frontal Sections; Review
40 Final Exam Period