Essays are written and discussed with the faculty. Emphasis is placed on critical analysis, accuracy of expression, bibliographic technique, and other factors of good scholarship. Sp A critical discussion of research papers and resulting concepts regarding the role of various brainstem systems in controlling somatic and ocular movements. Each student is responsible for leading the discussion of one topic. Deals with passive, active and integrative properties of single invertebrate and mammalian neurons.
Topics change each year.
Example of anatomical, pharmacological plasticity chosen from literature. Structure changes during development and in adult hippocampus, spinal cord, nerve-muscle. Correlates of learning. Selected topics in muscle contraction and cell motility. Reading of original papers.