Prerequisites:

• 9.01 for undergraduate students
• 9.011 for graduate students

Schedule:
Wednesday, 2:00-5:00 p.m. (Lecture 1.5 hr and Recitation 1.5 hr)

Location:
Room NE20-461

Teaching Assistant:
Boris Krupa, Room E18-214h, ext. 2-2686, e-mail: bkrupa@mit.edu

Course highlights:

• Surveys the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal communication
• Covers ion channels in excitable membrane, synaptic transmission, and synaptic plasticity
• Correlates the properties of ion channels and synaptic transmission with their physiological function such as learning and memory
• Discusses the organization principles for the formation of functional neural networks at synapse and cellular levels
  

Course requirements:

• 3 Problem Sets (30%)
  • Due 3/13/2002
  • Due 3/27/2002
  • Due 4/24/2002
• Lab Project (10%)
  • Class will be split into three groups
  • Sign-up sheet will be provided on 4/3/02
  • On 4/10/2002 meet at E18-218
• Class participation (40%)
  • Attendance
  • Participation and presentation in class
• Final project (20%)
  • Due 5/24/2002

Books:

• Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology by Johnston & Wu
• Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes, 3rd Edition by Hille
• The Neuron by Levitan & Kaczmarek

Updates (class schedule, home work assignments, etc.) can be found at the following website: http://web.mit.edu/9.16/www/announcements.html