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Lecture Notes

A selection of lecture notes is presented below. The materials on this page are representative of the work and pedagogy developed by Prof. Gerald Schneider. Your use of these course materials is subject to the conditions and terms of use in our Legal Notices section.


LEC # TOPICS STUDY QUESTION
1 Introduction: Brain Orientation, Primitive Cellular Activities (PDF) (PDF)
2 Introduction: Methods; Primitive Cellular Activities (PDF - 1.6 MB)
3 Steps to the CNS of Chordates (PDF - 1.0 MB) (PDF)
4 Steps to the CNS of Chordates (cont.) (PDF - 1.9 MB)
5 Specializations in CNS Evolution (PDF - 1.9 MB) (PDF)
6 Specializations in CNS Evolution (cont.) (PDF - 1.1 MB)
7 Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy (PDF - 1.2 MB) (PDF)
8 Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy (cont.)
9 Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (PDF - 1.2 MB) (PDF)
10 Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF - 1.1 MB)
11 Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF)
12 Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles (cont.) (PDF) (PDF)
13 Axon Growth
14 Axon Growth (cont.) (PDF) (PDF)
15 Motor Systems (PDF)
16 Motor Systems (cont.)
17 Motor Systems (cont.)
18 Midterm Exam
19 Taste and Olfactory Systems (PDF)
20 Taste and Olfactory Systems (cont.)
21 Visual Systems (PDF)
22 Visual Systems (cont.)
23 Visual Systems (cont.)
24 Auditory Systems (PDF)
25 Auditory Systems (cont.)
26 Forebrain Introduction (PDF)
27 Hypothalamus; Limbic System (PDF)
28 Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.)
29 Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) (PDF)
30 Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) (PDF)
31 Hypothalamus; Limbic System (cont.) (PDF)
32 Corpus Striatum
33 Corpus Striatum
34 Neocortex
35 Neocortex (cont.)
36 Neocortex (cont.)
37 Neocortex (cont.)
38 Plastic Systems: Cerebellum, Striatum, Cortex
39 Plastic Systems: Cerebellum, Striatum, Cortex (cont.)