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overview
Cellular physiology of neurons and excitable cells, molecular
neurobiology and development. Topics include: action potential
generation, synaptic transmission, molecular and physiological
studies of ion channels, second messengers, simple neural circuits,
synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and neural development.
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professors
teaching assistants
- Summer Lind
- Alice Luo
- Shari Hertberg
- Joe Mazzulli
- Pallavi Gopal
- Bei Xiao
- Rebecca Stone
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course information
textbook
There is a required text book (From Neuron to Brain) in this
course, and readings in that
text are assigned for most lectures. These are listed in the
lecture syllabus. In addition, some readings
will be included in handouts or passed out in lecture or laboratory.
Laboratory exercises also have
related reading material, some of it in the required simulation
package (Neurons in Action).
grading and exams
Exams will be given during the lecture times on the days
indicated in the syllabus. We have
scheduled review sessions for each exam, outside regular
class time, as also indicated on the syllabus.
These review sessions are optional, and will be most useful
to you if you have studied all the material
in advance and come to the review session with specific
questions on points that still are unclear. You
must bring a calculator to every exam. The Final Exam is
two hours long, and will cover the entire
course, with extra emphasis on the lectures not covered
on earlier exams. Each exam during the
semester will count 100 points toward your final score,
and the final exam will count 150 points.
Course grades will be determined on a curve, based on a total
score, as follows:
- Exam I - 100 points
- Exam II- 100
- Exam III - 100
- Final Exam - 150
- Problem sets - 80
- Recitation participation - 50
- Laboratory participation -50
- Laboratory report - 20
Total 650 points
lecture schedule
Please refer to the BIOL251PDF
talk schedule for more information on this course.
academic integrity
All relevant University policies regarding Academic Integrity
must be followed. This includes no cheating, no plagiarism and
reporting any knowledge thereof. Please consult the Student
Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.college.upenn.edu/responsibilities/integrity.html
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downloads
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course updates
01/08/2004
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