Course Announcement: Synaptic Organization of the Brain
This 3 hour credit course will be offered jointly by
the Tulane Cell and Molecular Biology and LSUHC Cell Biology and Anatomy
Departments for the spring 2002, and will provide an in-depth examination of the physiologic and anatomic organization
of the major structures of the brain and spinal cord. It will be team taught by members of both faculties, drawing from
the research expertise of each program and each faculty member. The course will be based loosely on the text
book of the same name, The Synaptic Organization of the Brain, 4th Edition,
Gordon Shepherd (Editor), and will consist of two 2-hour lectures per week,
each week being devoted to a different CNS structure and taught by a different
instructor. The organization of each
CNS structure, including the cellular physiology, the major synaptic inputs,
the intrinsic synaptic organization, and the primary outputs of the structure,
will be emphasized in the lectures.
Course Directors
Jeffrey Tasker
Dept of Cell and Molecular
Biology
Tulane University
1006 Percival Stern Hall
William Guido
Dept of Cell Biology and
Anatomy
LSUHC
1901 Perdido St.
Course Number
LSU: Anatomy 280: Special Topics: Synaptic Organization of the Brain
Tulane: Cell 666: Synaptic
Organization of the Brain
Class Schedule
Monday and Wednesday 2-4 pm.
Textbook
The Synaptic Organization of the Brain,
4th Edition, Gordon Shepherd (Editor)
Grades:
Based on weekly take-home, single-question exams and
1-2 oral presentations during the semester