Pbio 509/NeuBeh 541
Neuroendocrinology

Winter 2009

Tuesday & Thursday 10:30-11:50

H.S.B. T - 498

COURSE EVALUATION

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recommended reading

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grade

 

Date Day Lecture Topic with ppt link Readings Question Faculty
Jan 6 Tues

History & Principles of Neuroendocrinology

(Quicktime version of slides)

Clifton "Basic Neuroendocrinology"

the classic Moore & Price

  Clifton
Jan 8 Thur Classical Literature     Clifton
           
Jan 13 Tues "Sexual Differentiation of the Brain"

Wilson & Davies (2007)

 

  Steiner
Jan 15 Thur "Sexual Differentiation of the Brain" - literature

Kauffman et al. (2007)

Agate et al. (2003)

Glickman et al. (2006)

  Steiner
           
Jan 20 Tues Body Weight Regulation & Metabolism

Morton Review

Farooqi

  Weigle
Jan 22 Thur Body Weight Regulation & Metabolism - part 2

O'Rahilly

El-Haschimi

  Weigle
           
Jan 27 Tues CNS regulation of body weight

Morton & Schwarz

"Genetic Techniques"

  Palmiter
Jan 29 Thur CNS regulation of body weight - literature     Palmiter
           
Feb 3 Tues

Circadian Rhythms

Chappell et al

Iglesia et al

  de la Iglesia
Feb 5 Thur Circadian Rhythms - literature     de la Iglesia
           
Feb 10 Tues Integration of Metabolism & Reproduction

Crown et al

 

  Steiner
Feb 12 Thur Integration of Metabolism & Reproduction - literature

Cheung et al

Krasnow et al

  Steiner
           
Feb 17 Tues Neuropeptides & Reproduction

Popa et al

"Error Bars" paper

NOTE:
Steiner will be asking you about the meaning of
"error bars"

  Steiner
Feb 19 Thur Neuropeptides & Reproduction - literature

Smith et al

Clarkson et al

Dungan et al

  Steiner
           
Feb 24 Tues Neuropeptide Signaling

required paper

Hille et al

  Hille
Feb 26 Thur Neuropeptide Signaling - literature

optional papers

Karsch

Millar

Xu et al

Hendrickson

  Hille
           
Mar 3 Tues Neurocircuits regulating bird song Meitzen et al. (2007)   Perkel
Mar 5 Thur Neurocircuits regulating bird song - literature     Perkel
           
Mar 10 Tues Hormonal regulation of song systems Brenowitz & Lent   Brenowitz
Mar 12 Thur Hormonal regulation of song systems     Brenowitz

 

Grades in PBIO 509/Neubeh 541 will be determined by evaluations of the weekly writing assignments. Each QUESTION (one/week) will relate to the topic being covered that week. Each answer should be 1-2 type-written pages and answerable from the readings and discussion presented in class.

All weekly assignments are due on the Tuesday after the week of the lecture discussion.

 

 

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