Topic 1: Basic Processes of Nerve Cells. Biology 381K (Topic 10: Basic Processes of Nerve Cells) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 2: Current Concepts in Neurobiology. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 381K (Topic 4: Current Concepts in Neurobiology), Neuroscience 385L (Topic 2), Zoology 385L (Topic 15: Current Concepts in Neurobiology). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 3: Addiction Biology. Current research in addiction biology. Students present individual research papers and reports. Biology 381K (Topic 8) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 4: The Synaptic Basis for Learning and Memory. Abstract models and biophysical models of synaptic plasticity. Includes guest lectures from experimentalists working in this field. Biomedical Engineering 385J (Topic 38: The Synaptic Basis for Learning and Memory) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 5: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Current research in neuroendocrinology, including action of neuroendocrine systems on behavior, assays of substances in the blood to identify gene products, and examination of stress from neuroendocrine, behavioral, health, and immunity perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 5), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), Psychology 394P (Topic 17), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 6: Foundations of Human Neuroimaging. A survey of the foundations for neuroimaging research with a focus on cognitive neuroscience. Describes the physical methods of image acquisition and physiological mechanisms used for functional imaging. Emphasis on magnetic resonance methods for structural and functional imaging. Surveys other imaging modalities, including positron emission tomography (PET), optical, and EEG/MEG electrical source localization. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 381K (Topic: Foundations of Neuroimaging), Neuroscience 385L (Topic 6), 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), Psychology 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), 394P (Topic 13).

Topic 7: Topics in Vision and Hearing. Current research in human vision and hearing. Neuroscience 385L (Topic 7) and Psychology 394U (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 8: Ion Channels and Neuronal Signaling. Molecular properties of ion channels and the mechanisms of electrical signaling in neurons and other excitable cells. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 9: Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity in the Central Nervous System. Detailed background in the physiology and plasticity of synaptic transmission in the mammalian central nervous system. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 10: Functional and Synaptic Neuroanatomy. Human neuroanatomy examined from gross structure, cytology, and synaptic connectivity. Subjects include functional organization of somatosensory, motor, visual, auditory, olfactory, taste, limbic, vestibular, hypothalamic, and other systems in addition to the synaptic basis of learning and memory, fear, development, sleep, stress, etc. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Principles of neuroscience, vertebrate physiology, or other introductory neuroscience course; or consent of instructor.

Topic 11: Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience. Focuses on how the brain changes in response to altered behavioral experience, how the brain changes in adaptation to injury, and how behavioral experiences influence brain adaptation to injury. Neuroscience 385L (Topic 11) and 394P (Topic: Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 12: Quantifying Brain Structure. Concepts and hands-on applications for quantifying aspects of brain and cellular structure, with a focus on stereological approaches. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 12), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure), Psychology 394P (Topic 16: Quantifying Brain Structure), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 13: Neurobiology of Disease. Examines the neurobiological basis of disorders of the brain, with a focus on mental illness. Emphasis on the neural circuitries and neurochemical events that underlie specific mental processes and behaviors. Neuroscience 385L (Topic: Neurobiology of Disease) and Neuroscience 385L (Topic 13) may not both be counted.