Data are taken directly to com puters and so important experimental considerations related to analogue to digital conversion are addressed. The goal of this course is to provide students who have little background in the nervous system with a fundamental understanding of the physical basis of electrical phenomena in cells, the varietyof interactions at synapses and their consequences for cellularactivity, a detailed understanding of the workings of motor systemsand selected sensory systems, and an appreciation of the complexity of central integration. Examples are drawn from both vertebrateand invertebrate species. My laboratory is interested in understanding mechanisms involve din the generation of epileptiform seizures. We have developed an animal model of ketosis that shows protection from drug-induced seizures.
Several studies are in progress to determine the mechanisms by which ketosis confers protection.
These include wh ole-animal studies and both biochemical and electrophysiological studies.