Lecture and seminar, three hours. Overview of technical and applied aspects of imaging techniques available for studying the nervous system. The areas emphasized are cellular and subcellular imaging of neural function, systems-level imaging of brain function, and imaging of the human brain. Lecture and seminar, three hours. Advanced analysis of contemporary research concerning the nature and neurobiological bases of learning and memory.
Special emphasis is given to time-dependent processes involved in memory storage.
Lecture and seminar, two hours. Advanced analysis of contemporary research on the sites and mechanisms through which hormones act to modify the brain and behavior developmentally and in adulthood. The focus is on steroid hormones and social behaviors, particularly those related to reproduction or communication. Lecture and seminar, two hours. Analysis of the ontogenetic development of synaptic functions in the brain and peripheral nervous system.