Traditional Sections

Computationally Intensive

Writing Intensive

Section assignments are due in LECTURE on Monday at 12:20 PM of the week of each section.

Week		Due Date	Faculty	Topic	Assignment	Key
1	1/19-1/23			Organizational meeting
2	1/26-1/30	1/26	Fetcho	Electrical properties of neurons I	Problem set & reading
3	2/2-2/6	2/2	Fetcho	Exploring ion channel function with Drosophila mutants	Handout Shaker Fly Lab	DATA Read me first Fly data Reprint
4	2/9-2/13	2/9	Johnson	Synaptic excitation and inhibition	Problem set
5	2/16-2/20	2/16	Johnson	Synaptic function, neuromodulation	Problem set
6	2/23-2/27	2/23	TA Choice	TBA	TBA
7	3/2-3/6	3/2	Bass	Brain lab	Handout	Brain lab Links
8	3/9-3/13	3/9	Bass	How accurate is the popular press?	TBA
	3/16-3/20			Spring Break
9	3/23-3/27	3/23	Hopkins	Understanding lateral inhibition	Handout Reprint
10	3/30-4/03	3/30	Hopkins	Molecular basis for hearing (doi:10.1038/nature06091)	Handout Kazmierczak et al (2007)	Additional tips for critical reading of a scientific paper (by Sam Dillon)
11	4/6-4/9	4/6	Booker	Fly lab	Fly lab	Read me fly lab
12	4/13-4/16	4/13	Booker	Fly lab	Fly lab	Data Read me instructions
13	4/20-4/23	4/20	Linster	Classical conditioning	Handout Medina et al (2002)
14	4/27-4/30	4/27	Hoy	Fly lab	Song, J. & Tanouye, M.A. (2008)	Read me Data sheet

 

There are two alternative discussion sections for the 4 credit version of BioNB 2220:

Traditional Discussion Section: one meeting per week devoted to problem sets; discussions of assigned readings,or do laboratory exercises (sections 1-10).

Computational Intensive Section: an alternative discussion section aimed at students in Engineering or in the physical sciences, who wish to consider quantitative and computational aspects of neurobiology.  Students will do problem sets, run computer simulations, write computer programs to simulate neural activity and make complex computations. Students will be expected to be able to write computer programs in MATLAB and have access to a computer with Matlab software for assignments (Section 11).

There is one 5 credit Writing Intensive discussion section.

Writing Intensive Section: This section will focus on using writing as a tool to convey knowledge and aid understanding of concepts in neurobiology. (Section 12) 1 section only. Students will not be able to sign up for the writing intensive section by computer; there will be an application form made available on the course website in January.