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Calendar

LECĀ # TOPICS KEY DATES
1-2 Introduction; Anatomical Techniques
3-4 Steps to the CNS of Chordates
5-6 Specializations in CNS Evolution
7-8 Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy
9-11 Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles
12-13 Axon Growth
14-15 Motor Systems Homework 1 due
16-17 Motor Systems (cont.)
18 Midterm Exam
19-20 Taste and Olfactory Systems
21-23 Visual Systems
24-25 Auditory and Related Sensory Systems Homework 2 due
26 Introduction to the Forebrain
27-28 Hypothalamus and Limbic System
29 Hormonal and Other Influences on Brain Development and Plasticity
30 Hippocampal Formation
31 Amygdala and Other Aspects of Limbic Formation
32-33 Corpus Striatum Homework 3 due
34-38 Neocortex Homework 4 due (optional)

Final Exam