Neuroscience (PTRS 850)
(co-taught with Neuroscience Analysis of Occupational Performance – OCTH 455)

Timetable & Assignments

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Outlines for these lectures are available on-line for enrolled students accessing this website through the ANGEL system. I suggest students briefly review each outline prior to the lecture, and that you consider printing the outline and bringing it to class to aid in taking notes.

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This course is scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am - 11:50am in Wahl West auditorium. We will meet for class on the dates appearing in boldface, unless otherwise noted. Other dates (appearing in plain text) are those when lecture will be cancelled, so that students may spend time studying tutorials and other course materials.

Some of the links below (those to lecture outlines and tutorials) can only be accessed using a computer on the KU Medical Center, KU-Lawrence, or KU-Edwards campuses, or through the ANGEL portal. If you try to access these links from other sites, a 'Forbidden Access' message will be returned. If you experience this problem and are enrolled in this course, please let the instructors know immediately!

The readings assigned as chapters below correspond to the required text for PT students (Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation by L. Lundy-Ekman. (3rd edition) W.B. Saunders Co.: Philadelphia, 2007). Additional readings will be made available through on-line sources, with links provided in the timetable below, in class, or through the ANGEL portal. You are expected to read all assigned materials.

Note that you will be off campus during the month of October for fieldwork experiences. In order to maintain continuity of content and also remain in keeping with the academic calendar, you will be expected to study the Motor Systems tutorials on your own, and to attend a series of lectures covering material related to motor systems when you return to campus in November. This timetable provides details related to accessing the tutorials and the scheduling of these lectures.

Some of these readings are available on-line through the public section of the Society for Neuroscience website. Visit the SFN website early in the term and:

1. Download the SFN’s 'Brain Facts' publication. This is a 64-page .pdf file that you may save and read it electronically, or you may print out a hardcopy.
2. Bookmark the Brain Briefings page so you may easily locate and read about the topics indicated in the table below.

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Dates	Topics & Exams	Assignments
Thur Aug 21	Introduction to Class Gross Anatomy of the Brain	- Lundy-Ekman - Atlas (at beginning of the textbook) & ch.1 - Lundy-Ekman - Skim ch. 2, 3, 5, & 18 (most of this should be a review) - begin competency quiz, available on-line through the ANGEL system)
Tues Aug 26	Autonomic Nervous System & Hypothalamus	- Hypothalamus & ANS computer tutorial (on the web) - Lundy-Ekman - ch. 8 - ANS & Hypothalamus case study - Begin the Spinal Cord section of "Brain & Stem" tutorial (on the computers at Dykes Library) - Skim through the Brain Facts publication - Optional computer tutorials for a quick review: • Microscopic anatomy (computer tutorial; only on computers @ Dykes library) • Neurophysiology (computer tutorial; only on computers @ Dykes library) • Growth & Development of the Nervous System (on-line computer tutorial)
Thur Aug 28	No class! Work on the Spinal Cord tutorial on your own (student computers at Dykes library, etc.)	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 9 & 12 - complete spinal cord worksheets
Tues Sept 02	Case Studies & Review Spinal Cord material	Review Spinal Cord case studies - Bring spinal cord worksheets to class for discussion - Lundy-Ekman - ch. 13 - Begin the Brain Stem & Cranial nerves section of the "Brain & Stem" tutorial (on CD-ROM and the computers at Dykes Library) - Complete cranial nerve worksheet - Brain Briefings: Spinal Cord Repair Spinal Cord Injury and Rehab
Thur Sept 04	Review Brain Stem & Cranial Nerves materials	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 14 - Review Brainstem case studies - Bring brain stem & cranial nerves worksheets to class for discussion - Achieve 90% criterion on the Competency Quiz by 4pm today.
Tues Sept 09	Exam #1 8:00am - 9:50am Wahl West Auditorium	ANS, Hypothalamus, Spinal Cord, Cranial Nerves & Brain Stem
Thur Sept 11	General concepts related to sensory sytems Review Somatosensory systems Begin Proprioceptive system	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 6 & 7 Select three Nervous System Disorders & begin working on a Disorder Summary for each (click for more details & a list of disorders for your selections; due Nov 25)
Tues Sept 16	Proprioceptive system begin Vestibular system	- Lundy-Ekman - begin ch. 15 (vestibular)
Thurs Sept 18	Vestibular system Auditory system	- Brain Briefings: Restoring Hearing Deafness genes
Tues Sept 23	begin Visual system	- Lundy-Ekman - complete ch. 15 (visual) - Brain Briefings: Eye Repair Light Detection Visual Development
Thurs Sept 25	Visual system discuss integration of sensory systems & preview sensory processing in cortex	.
Tues Sept 30	Sensory Systems Review	Review the Sensory System case studies and Review the Thought Exercises from each of the Sensory Systems lectures prior to class Mid-semester course evaluation
Thurs Oct 02	Exam #2 Rethink this! 8:00am - 9:50am Wahl West Auditorium	Sensory Systems
Fri Oct 03 8-10 AM 1023 O-M	PT students: VERIFY THIS! Voluntary Movement	- Lundy-Ekman - review ch. 9 - Lundy-Ekman – read ch. 10 (p. 264-275 - movement) - Kandel ch. 38 - Movement information in the 'Brain Facts' publication
Oct 01 - 31	PT students: Motor Systems Independent Study Access the Motor System tutorials here. During this unit, you should view my collection of videoclips illustrating aspects of motor function & dysfunction.	The PT students will have a fieldwork experience from Oct 01 - Oct 28. Please complete ALL of the Motor Systems Tutorials while away. Also read: - Kandel - ch 42 Cerebellum - Kandel - ch 43 Basal Ganglia - Brain Briefings: Huntington's Disease Genetics Parkinson's and Dopamine
Mon Oct 29 1-3pm 1023 O-M	PT students: ??????? Cerebellum / Thalamus	- Lundy-Ekman - ch 10 (p. 257-264) - Kandel - ch 42 Cerebellum
Tues Oct 30 8-10am Wahl West Auditorium	PT students: ??????? Thalamus / Basal Ganglia	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 10 (p. 243-257) - Kandel - ch 43 Basal Ganglia
Thurs Nov 01 8-10am Wahl West Auditorium	PT students: ??????? Motor Systems Review	.
Mon Nov 05 2-4pm 1023 O-M	PT students only! Exam #3 ???????	2:00pm – 4pm 1023 Orr-Major
Tues Nov 11	- Affiliation Insights - Drugs Affecting the CNS - Medical Imaging	- Welcome back to the PTs! - have a look at the RxList website - review Appendix - Brain Briefings: (read at least 3) Seratonin and Judgment Addiction's Path The Brain's Stash Ecstasy Nicotine and the Brain The Opiate Receptor Young Brains on Alcohol - Consider visiting the Neuroimaging Primer if you find the medical imaging material of interest - Remember that your Disorder Summaries are due by 4pm on Nov. 25
Thurs Nov 13	Olfactory & Limbic systems	Lundy-Ekman - ch. 16 (p. 444-450 – limbic system, emotion, memory) - Brain Briefings: Smell and the Olfactory System Taste Intensity Sleep and Learning
Tues Nov 18	Cortex: Soc Neuro? Structures, Blood supply, Stroke, Aphasia	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 16 (p. 437-438 & p. 450-454) & ch. 18 - Lundy-Ekman - begin ch. 17 - Brain Briefings: Brain Rehab Brain Reorganization Brain Workout
Thurs Nov 20	Cortex: (cont'd) Aging, Dementia, degenerative diseases	- Lundy-Ekman - complete ch. 17 - begin working on End-of-Term student case studies - Brain Briefings: Alzheimer's Disease and Plaques Brain Stimulation and Parkinson's Parkinson's and Cognition
Tues Nov 25	No class - read through KUMC's Stem Cell Research 101 website instead	- Disorder summaries due by 4pm - Stem Cell Research 101 - Brain Briefings: Stem cell repair
Thurs Nov 27	No Class!	Happy Thanksgiving!
Tues Dec 02	1) Neuroplasticity 2) Peripheral Nervous System	- Lundy-Ekman - ch. 11 (PNS) - Brain Briefings: (read at least 3) Brain Plasticity, Language Processing and Reading Brain Reorganization Sleep and Learning Music Training and the Brain Brains in Space Neurotrophic Factors Stress and the Brain The Mind-Body Link Parental Care and the Brain Exercise and the Brain
Thurs Dec 04	Class discussion	.
Tues Dec 09	Brain Lab! OTs @ 8:00am – 9:00am PTs @ 9:00am – 10:00am	Meet in 2nd floor Orr-Major anatomy labs
Thurs Dec 11	review of course content	Bring completed worksheets, scenarios, and your own questions Bring student-generated ('pink' & 'green') case studies to class, with several copies to exchange with other students, and one copy for the instructors Answers for student case studies will be posted on-line, as will Answers for the review questions at the end of your course packet. End of term course evaluation
Tues Dec 16	Exam #4 8:00am - 9:50am Wahl West Auditorium	This exam covers Spinal Cord, Brain Stem, Sensory Systems, Motor Systems, and Cortical Systems

Questions? Consult your syllabus for further details

End of PTRS 850 Timetable & Assignments

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