Resident Resources

• Cytology of neurons and glia
• Ion channels
• Membrane potentials
• Synaptic transmission
• Neurotransmitters

Suggested Readings:

• Principles of Neural Science, Ed. by Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell
• Molecular Basis of Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience, Ed. by Nestler, Hyman, and Malenka
• Basic Neurochemistry, Ed. by Segal, Albers, Brady, and Price

Online Resources:

• Neuroscience Online Textbook by Byrne et al.
• Neuroanatomy Webcast
• Wikipedia – Science Portal

Somatic sensation

• Spinothalamic pain pathways
• Dorsal column pathways for touch sensation
• Thalamocortical pathways for touch and pain

Vision

• Retinal organization
• Retino-geniculate pathways
• Cortical representation of vision

Hearing

• Anatomical organization of the cochlea
• Transduction of sound sensation

Smell and taste

Suggested Readings:

• Principles of Neural Science, Ed. by Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell
• Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases by Blumenfeld

Online Resources:

• Neuroscience Online Textbook by Bryne et al.
• Neuroanatomy Webcast
• Wikipedia – Science Portal

• Motor Systems
• Spinal reflexes
• Vestibular system
• Motor cortex and voluntary movement
• Basal ganglia
• Cerebellum

Cognition and the Limbic System

• Autonomic Systems
• Sympathetic autonomic nervous system
• Parasympathetic autonomic nervous system

Suggested Readings:

• Principles of Neural Science, Ed. by Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell
• Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases by Blumenfeld

Online Resources:

• Neuroscience Online Textbook by Byrne et al
• Neuroanatomy Webcast
• Wikipedia – Science Portal

• Molecular Genetic of the Nervous System
• Hallmarks of Cancer
• Molecular Genetics of Glioma
• Normal and Brain Tumor Stem Cells
• Basic Immunology
• Mechanisms and Principles of Immunity in the brain
• Cutting Edge: recent clinical trials and emerging trends

Suggested Readings:

• For Basic Immunology: Immunobiology 5th ed., Janeway, Charles A.; Travers, Paul; Walport, Mark; Shlomchik, Mark, New York and London: Garland Science; c2001 (Tip: focus on function and biology of T cell and NK cell; how are they similar and how are they different)
• Hanahan D, Weinberg RA. The hallmarks of cancer. Cell. 2000;100:57-70
• Sehgal A. Molecular changes during the genesis of human gliomas. Semin Surg Oncol. 1998;14:3-12
• Ransohoff RM, Kivisakk P, Kidd G. Three or more routes for leukocyte migration into the central nervous system. Nat Rev Immunol. 2003;3:569-581
• Vescovi AL, Galli R, Reynolds BA. Brain tumor stem cells. Nat Rev Cancer. 2006;6:425-436
• Hussain SF, Heimberger AB. Immunotherapy for human glioma: innovative approaches and recent results.Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2005;5:777-790
• King GD, Curtin JF, Candolfi M, Kroeger K, Lowenstein PR, Castro MG. Gene therapy and targeted toxins for glioma. Curr Gene Ther. 2005;5:535-557.

Online Resources:

• Molecular Biology of the Cell, by Albers et al.
• Immunobiology by Janeway et al
• Hallmarks of Cancer: review paper 1
• Molecular Genetics of Glioma: review paper 2
• Immunity in Brain: review paper 3
• Stem cells & Brain Tumor: review paper 4
• Cutting Edge, immunotherapy: review paper 5
• Cutting Edge, gene therapy: review paper 6

DNA Interactive Websites
http://www.dnai.org
http://www.dnaftb.org
http://www.dnalc.org/home.html

Molecular Biology Webcast
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/archive.php?seriesid=1906978371

Cancer Interactive Website
http://www.insidecancer.org/

Wikipedia – Science Portal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Science

After completing the four modules, you can access the self-exam questions by going to the MyU portalwww.myu.umn.edu and signing in. Then go to My USpace where the courses are listed and find NSu 8324 – Neurobiology Self-Examination Questions.