Anatomy
& Neurobiology
List of Courses
GMS
AN 500
Microscopic Anatomy
Prereq: CLA BI 203 and consent of instructor. Morphological and
functional histology of tissues and organs. Lectures and coordinated
laboratory study. Microscopes required. Loan collection of slides provided.
Vaughan, staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 500S
Microscopic Anatomy
Prereq: CLA BI 203 and consent of instructor. Morphological and
functional histology of tissues and organs. Lectures and coordinated
laboratory study. Microscopes required. Loan collection of slides provided.
Vaughan, staff. 4 cr, Summer sem.
GMS
AN 700
Medical Histology
Prereq: CLA BI203 and con-sent of instructor. Morphological and
functional histology of cells, tissues, and organs. Lectures and coordinated
laboratory study. Microscope required. Loan collection of slides provided.
Vaughan, staff. 6 cr., 1st and 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 700S Medical Histology
Prereq: CLA BI203 and consent of instructor. Morphological and functional
histology of cells, tissues, and organs. Lectures and coordinated laboratory
study. Microscope required. Loan collection of slides provided. Vaughan,
staff. 6 cr., Summer sem.
GMS
AN 701 Gross
Anatomy
Prereq: consent of instructor. Human anatomy in three units: locomotion,
which includes arms, legs, and back; head and neck; thorax, abdomen,
and pelvis. Blatt, staff. variable cr, 1st sem.
GMS
AN 702
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Prereq: consent of instructor. This course covers the neurobiological
bases of learning and memory from the cellular to the systems level.
Initial sessions cover the behavioral aspects of learning and memory
- how it is operationally defined and what are the different theoretical
concepts from cognitive psychology that are current. Subsequent sessions
investigate the neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical
mechanisms of memory at the cellular level and then move on to the study
of systems that function at the level of the whole organism. Concentration
is on studies in mammals, particularly primates. Moss, Rosene, Killiany.
2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 704
Experimental Design and Statistical Methods
Prereq: consent of instructor. This course provides a working understanding
of experimental design and statistical analyses. Each class consists
of lectures, examples of problems and discussion of theoretical issues
underlying a particular experimental design. Both parametric and nonparametric
approaches to data analysis will be explored. Killiany. 2 cr,
2nd sem.
GMS
AN 707 Neurobiology of Aging
Prereq: consent of instructor. With growing awareness of an accelerating
increase in the size of the elderly population, there has been increasing
interest in the neuropsychology of normal aging. Similarly, since aging
is a major risk factor for many dementia states, interest has also focused
on the neuropsychology of age-related disorders such as Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease and the Dementias of the frontal lobe type.
This course attempts to summarize what is known about cognitive and
related changes associated with normal aging and age-related disease.
The course is divided into four major sections. The first considers
the cognitive changes associated with normal aging; the second deals
with the most common causes of cognitive decline seen in the elderly;
the third reviews the current data concerning neuro-imaging in aging
and dementia, and the fourth part covers future direc-tions in the study
of normal aging. Moss, Rosene, Killiany. 2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 708
Clinical Anatomy
Prereq: Gross Anatomy. An advanced anatomy course consisting of
both guided laboratory dissection and related lectures on clinical anatomy
by physicians in a variety of clinical specialties. Laboratory dissections
are based on actual surgical approaches; whenever possible, and the
relationship between gross anatomy radiographic anatomy is continually
emphasized. Van Houten, Hoyt, Nandy. 2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 709
Neural Development and Plasticity
Prereq: GMS MS 703 and consent of instructor. Lectures, discussion,
and readings on current issues relating to neural changes during development
and how the nervous system is modified by interactions of the organism
with the environment, and how the nervous system responds to injury.
Emphasis on cellular and systems levels of organization. Payne, staff.
2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 710 Condensed Histology for Graduate
Students
Prereq: basic premedical courses and consent of istructor. This
course is a modified version of the Medical Microscopic Anatomy course
and it covers the morphological and functional histology of cells, tissues,
and organs. This condensed course consists of laboratory study and coordinated
lectures covering the topics of cells, tissues and the circulatory and
lymphoid systems, and lecture covering the remaining organ systems.
Vaughan, staff. 2cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 711 Introduction to Neurobiology
Prereq: consent of instructor.
This course surveys the biological basis of behavior starting at the
level of the neuron and synapse and building to the cortical integration
of the human mind. It provides an introduction to the issues, problems
and current research findings that related the form and function of
the nervous system. Zucker. 1st sem.
GMS
AN 801, 802
Seminar: Research Colloquium
Oral presentation and discussion by students and staff members of topics
of interest in anatomy and allied fields. Staff. 2 cr each,
1st & 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 803, 804
Special Topics in Anatomy
Presentation of problems of current interest in anatomical science offered
to small groups of students at the instigation of either interested
faculty or students. Examples of topics that might be discussed are:
differentiation; aging in specific areas of the brain; electron microscopy;
fine structure of neurons; biology of the lung; and retinal biology.
Peters. 1st & 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 807
Neurobiology of the Visual System
Prereq: GMS MS 703 or consent of instructor. This is a seminar for
graduate students in all departments who have had a basic neuroscience
course and are interested in the anatomical and physiological substrates
of vision. Study of the visual system progresses from the retina through
the thalamus and brainstem to cortical visual areas and associated structures
such as the hippocampus, amygdala, and basal ganglia. Students present
primary journal articles and occasional reviews with guidance from faculty
who are presently engaged in research involving the structures under
discussion. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 808 Neuroanatomical Basis of Neurologic
Disorders
Prereq: Medical Neuroscience course or equivalent, and consent of instructor.
Localization of specific anatomical changes in the brain in such
disorders as autism, dyslexia, schizophrenia, olivopontocerebellar atrophy
and selected neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and ALS.
Developmental mechanisms leading to neuroanatomical alterations are
discussed when appropriate. Lectures, discussion of classical and current
literature, and guest speakers. Blatt, Kemper. 2 cr, 2nd sem.
GMS
AN 901, 902
Anatomy Research
Variable
cr
GMS
AN 904
Research Practicum Varied
topics. Staff. 2 cr, 2nd sem
