BioNB 4200/BioNB 7200 - Spinal Networks for Locomotion

Fall 2008
Mondays, 7:30-9:25pm, A305 Corson-Mudd (Rosenblatt Rm.)
Organizational meeting: Monday, 9/1/08, 7:30pm, Rosenblatt Room

Prerequisites:BioNB2220; permission of instructor required
Grading: S/U only
Limited to: 15 students

Prof. Ronald Harris-Warrick
Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
W159 Mudd Hall
254-4355

This course will compare the organization and modulation of the spinal cord central pattern generator (CPG) networks that control locomotion in several species. Major focus will be on lamprey, exnopus tadpole, zebrafish and rodent. Neural mechanisms for initiation, coordination and rhythm generation will be discussed. Readings will be from the scientific literature.

8/08 Suzanne Aceti Koehl