Undergraduate Programs
NSCI 250: Course Outline
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*Italics designate Faculty instructor
Week
Date
Topic/Info
Description
Lecturer*
01
01/17
Recitation
Outline of the course, expectations, scope, methods
Miller
02
01/20
NO CLASS MLK DAY
02
01/24
No recitation
03
01/27
Human Brain Anatomy
Slides, models, interactive atlas, post-mortem tissue...
Madathil plus Neurosurgery residents
03
01/31
No recitation
04
02/03
Cancer Intro
Pathology--mechanisms of unchecked cell growth and proliferation, signaling pathways
Kevin Walter (neurosurgery)
04
02/07
Case 1
05
02/10
Cancer Biology
Types of brain tumors, differences between glioma and tumors of neural origin, diagnostics--symptoms, imaging
Nimish Mohile (neurology)
05
02/14
Case 2
06
02/17
Pituitary tumors
Visual field mapping, surgical resection, unique features
Vates
06
02/21
Case 3
07
02/24
Stroke
Vascular anatomy, Risk factors, TIA, co-morbidities, signs, symptoms, range of severity/outcome, clinical management
Bhalla
07
02/28
Case 4
08
03/02
Stroke
Mechanisms underlying ischemia and reperfusion injury, apoptosis vs. necrosis, inflammation, novel research-based therapeutic strategies
Halterman
08
03/06
Case 5
09
03/09
Spring Break
10
03/16
Neurosurgery
Subdural hematoma, hydrocephalus, brain mapping, epilepsy...
Stone
10
03/20
Case 6
11
03/23
Pain
Neuropathic Pain...
Jonathan Markman
11
03/27
Case 7
12
3/30
EXAM I
Renee Miller
12
04/03
No recitation
13
04/06
TBI
TBI pathophysiology (axonal injury, metabolic cascade, BBB/glymphatic disruption, acute neuroinflammation, altered neurotransmission, network disruption, chronic inflammation, tau/amyloid deposition, neurodegeneration)
Bazarian and Ma
13
04/10
Case 8
14
04/13
TBI
Mild TBI case: assessment and treatment. Mod-severe TBI patient: assessment and treatment
Ma and Bazarian
14
04/17
Case 9
13
04/20
NeuroAIDS/HAND
With drug/addiction complications
Wakim
13
04/20
Case 10
14
04/27
Non-pharmacological Therapies for brain repair/recovery
Music Therapy, speech, OT and physical therapy, CBT
Madathil and inpatient therapist
EXAM II, survey
Renee Miller