NESC 4070

Chemical Neurobiology

Lec 01 selected

The goal is to acquaint the student with neurotransmitters (excitatory amino acids, acetylcholine, monoamines, neuropeptides). Anatomical, biochemical, physiological, pharmacological, behavioral, and clinical aspects of individual neurotransmitter systems are discussed. Lectures are given by the instructors. Students are expected to write an examination and a review, and give a presentation.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2023 syllabus by Kazue Semba and Angelo Iulianella. Open the PDF

Grading

35%Presentation
15%Take-home assignments (2)15% each
35%Term paper

Textbooks

  • Basic Neurochemistry: Principles of Molecular, Cellular, and Medical Neurobiology, G. J. Siegel (optional)
  • Fundamental Neuroscience, L. Squire et al., editors (optional)
  • Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Koester, Mack, and Siegelbaum, editors (optional)

Course rules

Assignments
Each take-home assignment is emailed, and answers must be submitted by email within 10 days.
Late work
Late assignments and term papers lose 5% per day; penalties do not apply if an SDA is submitted before the due date.
SDA
Students may use a Student Declaration of Absence no more than twice.
Missed work
Missing an assignment, presentation, or term paper without notifying the instructor results in zero.
Plagiarism
Using AI software to generate assignment or term-paper text is prohibited and considered plagiarism.
Presentation
Students must consult the instructor about their chosen paper at least two weeks before presenting.

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