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AnIntroductiontotheStructure,FunctionandAgingoftheHumanBrain.
Theselectureswilldiscusstheanatomyandworkingsofthisamazingorgan,
thatisthoughttobethemostcomplexstructuretoexistintheknownuniverse.Discussionswillincludeaspectsofthenervoussystemaswellas
changesthoughttobeassociatedwiththeprocessofaging.
LectureTopicsLecture1. CentralNervousSystem-GrossOrganizationLecture2. CentralNervousSystem–Cellular&InternalOrganizationLecture3. InternalCommunication–Synapses&NeurotransmittersLecture4. MemoryandLearning–Motor&SensoryInteractionsLecture5. TheAgingBrain–PatternsandProblemsLecture6. Neuroplasticity–StemCells,Repair,andRegenerationReferenceMaterial
Thefollowinglistofbooksarewellwrittenandrecommendedforouraudience.
1. Amthor,F.NeuroscienceforDummies.Clearandeasytoread.Agreatplacetobegin.Lotsofmedicalstudentsusethisbook;butwillnotadmittoit.
2. Blum,D.SexontheBrain.Asmall,cleardiscussionaboutdifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalebrains.Informative&greatdiscussionmaterial.
3. Costandi,M.NeuroplasticityMITPress.PartoftheMITEssentialKnowledgeSeriesforthelayperson.Highlyrecommended.
4. Fox,S.HumanPhysiology.Oneofmanygoodtextbooksusedinintroductorycollege/universityclassesinphysiology.Thesebooksareclearlywrittenforthenon-scientist/firstyearstudent.Mosttextsofthistypeareavailableonline,andused/earlyeditionsareveryinexpensive.
5. Kandel,E.,et.al.eds.PrinciplesofNeuralScience.Thebenchmarktextin
neuroscience.Greatdetailanddepth.Likelydifficultforthebeginner.
6. Marcus,G,andJ.Freemaneds.TheFutureoftheBrain.EssaysbytheWorld’sLeadingNeuroscientists.Intreaguinginsightsbyresearchersintotheirthoughtsaboutawiderangeofprovovative“brain”topics.
7. GoogleandGoogleScholar.Googleviahumanbrainimageswillhave100’sof
imagesofbrainanatomyandphysiology.Scholarwillhavescientificarticles.
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UsefulVocabularyDefinationsandexplainationsoftermsusedinclassareavailableonline,intheglossariesoftextbooksandinscientificdictionaries.Thefollowinglistcontainsmostofthetermsthatwillbementionedinclass.
Amygdala HippocampusAnteriorhorncells HomunculusAphasia HypothalamusApolipoproteinE LaterialgeniculatenucleusAssociationcortex LesionAstrocyte LimbicsystemAutoimmune Longvsshortaxons Basalnuclei(basalganglia,subcorticalnuclei) Medulla/medullaoblongataBiogenicamines/monoamines/catecholamines BrainstemBroca’sArea(area44and45) Midbrain/mesencephalonBrodman’sareas Mitosis/mitoticc Caudal(towardthetail) MultipolarCentralcanal MyelincephalonCephalic(towardthehead) MyelinsheathCentralnervoussystem(CNS) NerveCerebrospinalfluid NeurofilamentCerebrum–Lobes Neuron/Neurondoctrine CircleofWillis NeurotransmitterCommissuralpathways NucleusCorpuscallosum OccipitallobeCriticalperiod OligodendrocyteDecussate ParietalLobeDiencephalon Parkinson’sdiseaseDifferentiation PonsDopamine PostsynapticvsPresynapticEntorhinalcortex(area28) PrefrontalcortexFissure ProprioceptionFrontallobe RaphenucleiGamma-aminobutyricadic(GABA) ReceptorGlutamate SaggitalGraymattervsWhitematter Serotonin(5-HT)GyrusvsSulcus(Gyri/sulci=pl.) SubstantianigraHemisphere Synapse/synapticcleft Thalamus Ventricle
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ExternalView–LeftSideofBrain
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Mid-SagittalView–Note:CorpusCallosum,Ventricles3&4,Thalamus.