Course schedule for SSII#
SUBJECT TO CHANGE — You can find readings & due dates for assignments on Canvas. Lecture meets 11:00a–12:20p in MALK B90; lab meets 1:00p–4:20p in YORK 1310.
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Lecture |
Lab |
Due / Reading |
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Week 1 |
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Tue Aug 4 |
Introduction to BIPN 145 & nervous systems |
Safety talk & lab group formation |
Take the incoming survey (link on Canvas); take the online safety test |
Wed Aug 5 |
The passive membrane & modeling neural activity |
Lab #1: Modeling Neural Membranes in silico |
READ the protocol and WATCH the video tutorial |
Thu Aug 6 |
Recording from the nervous system & coding in BIPN 145 |
Lab #2: String Lab |
DUE Modeling Neural Membranes Quiz; Extracellular Pre-Lab Quiz |
Fri Aug 7 |
Earthworm nervous systems; the action potential |
Lab #3: Earthworm Experiments |
READ Hodgkin & Huxley (1939); WATCH/READ Exporting data from LabChart & Experiment #2/#3 protocols; DUE String Lab (Group Assignment) |
Week 2 |
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Tue Aug 11 |
Writing lab reports & statistics |
Lab #3: Earthworm Experiments (continued) |
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Wed Aug 12 |
Two-sample statistics; the speed of the nervous system |
Lab #4: Intracellular Equipment |
DUE Intracellular Pre-Lab Quiz |
Thu Aug 13 |
Leech physiology & cell types; intracellular & patch clamp recording |
Lab #4: Recording from the Retzius Cell of the Leech |
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Fri Aug 14 (drop w/o “W” deadline) |
Review for Exam #1 |
Lab #4: Filling a cell in the leech |
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Week 3 |
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Tue Aug 18 |
Exam #1 |
Analysis & catch-up day |
DUE Earthworm Lab Report |
Wed Aug 19 |
How is science funded? & introduction to final projects |
Final project brainstorm; equipment & needs |
DUE Leech Lab (Group Assignment) |
Thu Aug 20 |
Ethology & behavior; Drosophila behavior |
Lab #7: The Case of the Mislabeled Vials |
READ your Drosophila behavior handout |
Fri Aug 21 (drop w/ “W” deadline) |
Drosophila genetics & optogenetics |
Lab #7: The Case of the Missing Methods |
DUE Project proposals |
Week 4 |
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Tue Aug 25 |
Electroencephalography (EEG) |
Lab #8: EEG |
DUE Drosophila optogenetics methods & results write-up |
Wed Aug 26 |
EEG analysis |
Lab #8: EEG (analysis) |
DUE (Wed @ 11:59 pm) Drosophila Presentation slides |
Thu Aug 27 |
Drosophila Presentations |
Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity |
DUE EEG Quiz & Results; Submit Final Project Equipment & Needs [Spreadsheet] |
Fri Aug 28 |
Visualizing the nervous system; mapping neural circuits & two-photon calcium imaging |
Visual perception in a mouse (Allen Observatory) |
DUE Allen Connectivity Lab |
Week 5 |
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Tue Sep 1 |
Careers in neuroscience |
Work on final projects |
DUE Allen Observatory Lab |
Wed Sep 2 |
Review for Exam #2 |
Work on final projects |
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Thu Sep 3 |
Final project workshop / open Q&A |
Work on final projects |
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Fri Sep 4 |
Final project presentations |
Final project presentations (in MALK B90) |
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Finals |
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Sat Sep 5 |
Exam #2 — 11:30a–2:29p, MALK B90 |
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DUE Final project lab reports |