ANAT 321 course outline, 2021 - Fall semester PDF

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The syllabus of the course for the fall semester with doctor David Ragsdale...

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ANAT 321 Circuitry of the Human Brain fall, 2021 Instructor: Office: Email:

David Ragsdale Rm 744, Montreal Neurological Institute (my kitchen table) [email protected]

Course Content This course examines how the organization and function of our brains enable us to perceive, move and think. The class comprises lectures and readings. The lectures are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 2:35 – 3:25, via zoom. All lectures are recorded and posted on mycourses. Lecture Schedule Date Topic Sept 1 Introduction to Neuroanatomy Sept 3 Introduction to Sensory Systems (Reading 1) Sept 6 Labor Day Sept 8 Spinal cord and brainstem Sept 10 Spinal cord and brainstem (Reading 2) Sept 13 Spinal cord and brainstem/thalamus and internal capsule Sept 15 Thalamus and internal capsule Sept 17 Thalamus and internal capsule (Reading 3) Sept 20 Cerebral cortex Sept 22 Cerebral cortex (Election day) Sept 24 Cerebral cortex Sept 27 Cerebral cortex (reading 4) Sept 29 Visual system Oct 1 Visual system Oct 4 Visual system Oct 6 Visual system Oct 8 Visual system (Reading 5) Oct 11 Thanksgiving Oct 13 Fall reading break Oct 14 Visual system, midterm review Oct 18 Midterm 1 Oct 20 Motor systems Oct 22 Motor systems Oct 25 Motor systems Oct 27 Motor systems Oct 29 Basal ganglia

Nov 1 Nov 3 Nov 5 Nov 8 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 15 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 22 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 29 Dec 1 Dec 3 Dec 6

Basal ganglia (Reading 6) Cerebellum Cerebellum, midterm review Midterm 2 Frontal lobes and executive function Executive function Executive function Executive function Motivation and emotion Motivation and emotion Learning and memory Learning and memory Blood flow and meninges Video: dissecting a human brain Neuroscience of consciousness and conscious will (Reading 7) Final exam review

Readings There are seven readings spread out over the course of the semester. They are available on mycourses. The readings assume that you have covered a certain amount of material in the course, so it’s best to do them around the times indicated in course outline. Evaluation Grades will be based on two midterms and a final. The midterms will be multiple choice and short answer. The final exam will be multiple choice. The midterms will be held during normal class time, using the quiz function in mycourses. The final exam is currently planned to be in person, on campus. This plan may be modified if the COVID situation changes. The dates and weights for the midterms and final are below. Midterm 1: Midterm 2: Final exam:

20%, Oct 18, 2:35 – 3:25 PM 20%, Nov 8, 2:35 – 3:25 60%, TBA

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