| Teachers | UCHINO, Shigeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade, Semester | Year 1 2nd semest [Master's program, Division of Integrated Science and Engineering] | |
| Category | Special Subjects | |
| Elective, Credits | Elective 2credit | |
| Syllabus Number | ||
Students will study the structure of brain, function of neuron and glial cells, which constitute a nervous system, including neural circuit based on synapses. Furthermore, the lecture will provide neuropathlogy of brain diseases and several current topics on neuroscience, including animal model for brain disease and regenerative medicine. In this lecture, students will acquire knowledge and train comprehensive thinking skill on DP1,DP2 and DP3.
Neurobiology is the study of operating principles of nervous system. The goal of this lecture is to understand the structure of brain including neural circuit, higher brain function, and brain diseases such as neurodegenerative disease and developmental disorders. Students can understand technical terms, describe their contents, and verbally explain them. Students can understand abstracts and diagrams of the original English papers and explain them verbally.
Evaluation is comprehensively conducted based on the presentation of the issues in the lecture (approximately 70%) and the issue report (approximately 30%). The report will be returned after scoring.
| Kind | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textbook | 脳の辞典 | 坂井建雄、久光正監修 | 成美堂出版（ISBN 978-4-415-30999-6） |
| References | 脳神経科学イラストレイテッド（第3版） | 真鍋俊也、森寿、渡辺雅彦、岡野栄之、宮川剛編集 | 羊土社（ISBN 978-4-7581-2040-1） |
| References | 脳神経ペディア | 渡辺雅彦著 | 羊土社（ISBN 978-4-7581-2082-1） |
Since English original papers and reviews are used, you will need a dictionary.
Distribute the prints if necessary.
| 1 | Chapter 1. Introduction of neurobiology |
| 2 | Chapter 2. Structure of brain 1: Basic structure of brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, hippocampus, striatum) Textbook; P8-P13, P66-P67, P76-P79 |
| 3 | Chapter 3. Structure of brain 2: Neural cells（neurons and glial cells） Textbook; P20-P21, P28-P29 |
| 4 | Chapter 4. Structure of brain 3: Structure and function of synapses Textbook; P22-P27 |
| 5 | Chapter 5. Molecular mechanism of neuronal signal transduction: excitatory synapse and inhibitory synapse |
| 6 | Chapter 6. Development of brain: Neuronal migration and laminar formation Textbook; P16-P19, P30-P37 |
| 7 | Chapter 7. Molecular mechanism of neuronal maturation: Formation and pruning of synapses |
| 8 | Chapter 8. Molecular mechanism of neuronal plasticity: Role of synaptic molecules Textbook; P110-P123 |
| 9 | Chapter 9. Higher brain function 1: Recognition, perception, learning and memory Textbook; P110-P123 |
| 10 | Chapter 10. Higher brain function 2: Esthesiohysiology in brain Textbook; P90-P107 |
| 11 | Chapter 11. Higher brain function 3: Exercise physiology in brain Textbook; P46-P51, P80-P89 |
| 12 | Chapter 12. Higher brain function 4: Mental biology in brain Textbook; P124-P133 |
| 13 | Chapter 13. Brain disease 1: Neurodegenerative disease and cerebrovascular disease Textbook; P146-P155 |
| 14 | Chapter 14. Brain disease 2: Developmental disorder and mental disorder Textbook; P156-P161 |
| 15 | Chapter 15. Current topics on neuroscience: Animal model for brain disease and regenerative medicine |
