| LEC # | TOPICS | STUDY QUESTIONS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Introduction; Anatomical Techniques | (PDF) | Allman, John Morgan. Chapter 1 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 1-13. ISBN: 0716750767. Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 1 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 1-11. ISBN: 0716717239. Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 2 in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 9-28. ISBN: 0195105052. Recommended Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 1 in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 1-8. ISBN: 0195105052. |
| 3-4 | Steps to the CNS of Chordates | (PDF) | Allman, John Morgan. Chapters 2-4 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 16-83. ISBN: 0716750767. Striedter, Georg F. Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 37-44. ISBN: 0878938206. Recommended Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 3 in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 29-39. ISBN: 0195105052. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 2 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 19-50. ISBN: 0878938206. |
| 5-6 | Specializations in CNS Evolution | (PDF) | Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 3 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 51-81. ISBN: 0878938206. Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 3 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 39-49. ISBN: 0716717239. Recommended Striedter, Georg F. Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 81-91. ISBN: 0878938206. Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 4 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 50-61. ISBN: 0716717239. Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 4a in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 40-60. ISBN: 0195105052. |
| 7-8 | Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy | (PDF) | Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 4a in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 40-60. ISBN: 0195105052. Purves, Dale, and Jeff W. Lichtman. Chapter 1 in Principles of neural Development. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 1985, pp. 3-23. ISBN: 0878937447. Striedter, Georg F. Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 220-223, fig. 7.1. ISBN: 0878938206. Recommended Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 4b in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 60-79. ISBN: 0195105052. |
| 9-11 | Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles | (PDF) | Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 5 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 64-84. ISBN: 0716717239. Allman, John Morgan. Chapter 5 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 86-119. ISBN: 0716750767. Butler, Ann B., and William Hodos. Chapters 7, 9, and 10 in Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 1996, pp. 95-106, 120-122, and 133-134. ISBN: 0471888893. Recommended Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 10, and 11 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986. ISBN: 0716717239. Butler, Ann B., and William Hodos. Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 1996, pp. 134-140. ISBN: 0471888893. |
| 12-13 | Axon Growth | (PDF) | Purves, Dale, and Jeff W. Lichtman. Chapters 4b and 5 in Principles of Neural Development. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 1985, pp. 94-103, and 105-129. ISBN: 0878937447. Zigmond, Michael J., et. al., eds. "Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding." In Fundamental Neuroscience. Illustrations by Robert S. Woolley. Part III. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999, pp. 519-546. ISBN: 0127808701. Recommended Zigmond, Michael J., et. al., eds. Fundamental Neuroscience. Illustrations by Robert S. Woolley. Part III. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999, pp. 417-517, and 547-654. ISBN: 0127808701. |
| 14-17 | Motor Systems | (PDF) | Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 6A in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 97-122. ISBN: 0195105052. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 7 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 217-245. ISBN: 0878938206. Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 7 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 91-107. ISBN: 0716717239. Recommended Swanson, Larry W. Chapter 5, and 6B in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 122-138. ISBN: 0195105052. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 7 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 245-253. ISBN: 0878938206. |
| 19-20 | Taste and Olfactory Systems | (PDF) | Brodal, Per. "Olfaction and Taste." Chapter 10 in The Central Nervous System, Structure and Function. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 233-239. ISBN: 0195165608. Striedter, Georg F. "Concerted and Mosaic Evolution." Chapter 5 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 137-153. ISBN: 0878938206. Cajal, S. Ramón y. Vol. 2 of Histology of the Nervous System of Man and Vertebrates. Translated by Neely Swanson and Larry W. Swanson. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 0195074017. [See drawings in chapters 28-30.] Lois, C., J. M. Garcia-Verdugo, and A. Alvarez-Buylla. "Chain Migration of Neuronal Precursors." Science 271 (1996): 978-981. Recommended Alvarez-Buylla, A., and J. M. Garcia-Verdugo. "Neurogenesis in Adult Subventricular Zone." J Neurosci 22 (2002): 629-634. Malnic, B., J. Hirono, T. Sato, and L. Buck. "Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors." Cell 96 (1999): 713-723. |
| 21-23 | Visual Systems | (PDF) | Allman, John Morgan. Chapter 6 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 122-157. ISBN: 0716750767. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 5 and 6 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 153-176, and 185-215. Figures 7.14, 7.15, and 7.16. ISBN: 0878938206. Recommended Striedter, Georg F. Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 177-185. ISBN: 0878938206. Butler, Ann B., and William Hodos. "Optic Tectum," "Pretectum and Posterior Tuberculum," "Dorsal Thalamus," "Dorsal Pallium," and "Visual Forebrain in Amniotes." Chapters 18, 20, 22, 25 and 26 in Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 1996. ISBN: 0471888893. |
| 24-25 | Auditory and Related Sensory Systems | (PDF) | Allman, John Morgan. Chapter 5 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 98-101. ISBN: 0716750767. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 5 and 8 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 154-157, 162-171, and 259-268. Also Figure 8.10 on p. 282. ISBN: 0878938206. Recommended Striedter, Georg F. "What's Special about Mammal Brains?" Chapter 8 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 225-258, and 268-287. ISBN: 0878938206. Butler, Ann B., and William Hodos. "Dorsolateral cranial Nerves: Lateral Line and Octaval Systems," and "Auditory and Vocal Forebrain in Amniotes." Chapters 11 and 28 in Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 1996, pp. 148-152, and 410-421. ISBN: 0471888893. |
| 26 | Introduction to the Forebrain | (PDF) | Allman, John Morgan. Chapter 5 in Evolving Brains. New York, NY: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 255-287. ISBN: 0716750767. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 8A in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 255-287. ISBN: 0878938206. Recommended Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Chapter 13 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 220-238. ISBN: 0716717239. Butler, Ann B., and William Hodos. "Overview of the Forebrain." Chapter 19 in Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy: Evolution and Adaptation. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 1996, pp. 259-280. ISBN: 0471888893. |
| 27-28 | Hypothalamus and Limbic System | (PDF) | Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. "Innervation of the viscera," and "Affect and motivation; the limbic system." Chapter 8 and 9 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 108-131. ISBN: 0716717239. Brodal, Per. "The Central Autonomic System: Hypothalamus." Chapter 19 in The Central Nervous System, Structure and Function. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 397-414. ISBN: 0195165608. Swanson, Larry W. "Drive and Motivation. Autonomic Nervous System," and "The Behavioral State System." Chapters 6B and 7 in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 117-130, and 149-155. ISBN: 0195105052. Mesulam, M-Marsel, ed. "Behavioral Neuroanatomy: Large-scale Networks, Association Cortex, Frontal Syndromes, the Limbic System, and Hemispheric Specializations." Chapter 1 in Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 1-120. ISBN: 0195134753. Recommended Swanson, Larry W. "The Behavioral State System." Chapter 7 in Brain Architecture, Understanding the Basic Plan. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 139-149. ISBN: 0195105052. Giesler, G. J., Jr., J. T. Katter, and R. J. Dado. "Direct spinal pathways to the limbic system for nociceptive information." Trends in Neuroscience 17 (1994): 244-250. |
| 29 | Hormonal and Other Influences on Brain Development and Plasticity | (PDF) | Swaab, D. F., and M. A. Hofman. "Sexual Differentiation of the Human Hypothalamus in Relation to Gender and Sexual Orientation." Trends in Neuroscience 18 (1995): 264-270. Toran-Allerand, C. D. "Mechanisms of Estrogen Action During Neural Development: Mediation by Interactions with the Neurotrophins and their Receptors?" J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 56 (1997): 169-178. |
| 30 | Hippocampal Formation | (PDF) | Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 5 and 8 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 171-176, and 290-294. ISBN: 0878938206.
Mesulam, M-Marsel, ed. "Behavioral Neuroanatomy: Large-scale Networks, Association Cortex, Frontal Syndromes, the Limbic System, and Hemispheric Specializations." Chapter 1 in Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 1-120. ISBN: 0195134753. |
| 31 | Amygdala and Other Aspects of Limbic Formation | (PDF) | Brodal, Per. "The Limbic Structures." Chapter 20 in The Central Nervous System, Structure and Function. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 415-434. ISBN: 0195165608.
Mesulam, M-Marsel, ed. "Behavioral Neuroanatomy: Large-scale Networks, Association Cortex, Frontal Syndromes, the Limbic System, and Hemispheric Specializations." Chapter 1 in Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 1-120. ISBN: 0195134753. |
| 32-33 | Corpus Striatum | (PDF) | Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, p. 99, and figure 48. ISBN: 0716717239. Striedter, Georg F. Chapter 8C "Beyond the Neocortex." In Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 287-290. ISBN: 0878938206. Brodal, Per. "The Basal Ganglia." Chapter 13 in The Central Nervous System, Structure and Function. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 286-302. ISBN: 0195165608. Mesulam, M-Marsel, ed. "Behavioral Neuroanatomy: Large-scale Networks, Association Cortex, Frontal Syndromes, the Limbic System, and Hemispheric Specializations." Chapter 1 in Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 1-120. ISBN: 0195134753. Recommended Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 97-101. ISBN: 0716717239. Olanow, C. W., J. H. Kordower, and T. B. Freeman. "Fetal Nigral Transplantation as a Therapy for Parkinson's Disease." Trends in Neuroscience 19 (1996): 103-109. Kempermann, G., and F. H. Gage. "New Nerve Cells for the Adult Brain." Sci American 280 (1999): 48-53. |
| 34-38 | Neocortex | Allman, John Morgan. "The Evolution of Big Brains." Chapter 7 in Evolving Brains. New York: Scientific American Library: Distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999, pp. 160-208. ISBN: 0716750767. Striedter, Georg F. "What's special about Human Brains." Chapter 9 in Principles of Brain Evolution. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2005, pp. 297-344. ISBN: 0878938206. Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. "Forebrain", and "Neocortex." Chapter 13 and 16 in Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986, pp. 220-238, 289-207. ISBN: 0716717239. Brodal, Per. "The Cerebral Cortex."Chapter 21, part 1 in The Central Nervous System, Structure and Function. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 435-464. ISBN: 0195165608. Purves, Dale, and Jeff W. Lichtman. "Movement and Migration of Neurons." Chapter 4 in Principles of Neural Development. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 1985, pp. 91-95. ISBN: 0878937447. Rakic, P. A. "Small Step for the Cell, a Giant Leap for Mankind: A Hypothesis of Neocortical Expansion During Evolution." Trends in Neurosciences 18 (1995): 383-388. Recommended Mesulam, M-Marsel, ed. "Behavioral Neuroanatomy: Large-scale Networks, Association Cortex, Frontal Syndromes, the Limbic System, and Hemispheric Specializations." Chapter 1 in Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 1-120. ISBN: 0195134753. |