NEURBIO 240: Advanced Analysis of Learning and Memory is taught in Winter Quarter by John Guzowski and Michael Yassa.
Dr. John Guzowski
Dr. Michael Yassa
Restriction: Graduate students only. Neurobiology and Behavior Majors only.
Course Objective:
Advanced analysis of contemporary research concerning the nature and neurobiological bases of learning and memory. Special emphasis is given to time-dependent processes involved in memory storage.
Sample Syllabus:
| Week # | Topic |
| 1 | Organizing Meeting and Final Topics List and Assignments |
| 2 | What role do glia cells, and their effector molecules, play in learning and memory? |
| 3 | What role do neural-immune interactions play in synaptic plasticity? |
| 4 | What role do neural-immune interactions play in developmental plasticity (basic mechanisms)? |
| 5 | How does dysregulation of neural-immune interactions during development contribute to CNS pathologies (e.g., autism, schizophrenia, depression, etc.)? |
| 6 | Modulators of the neural-immune interface (e.g., sex, microbiome, ELS, etc). |
| 7 | Neural-immune interactions, aging, and cognitive function |
| 8 | Neural-immune interactions in neurodegenerative disease: The good & the bad |
| 9 | Can a better understanding of neuroimmune dysregulation lead to better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders |
| 10 | Synthesis: What are the critical areas of research needed to provide key insights into how the neural immune interface influences cogntive function in health and disease? |