Topics and Speakers

Week 1
Neurocellular Anatomy: Basic Elements of Neurons and Glia		Stephen Rayport, MD, PhD
The Regulation of Gene Expression in Neurons		Richard Ambron, PhD
*Cell Replacement vs Neuroprotection		Christopher E. Henderson, PhD
Week 2
Molecular Genetics		Michio Hirano, MD
Mitochondrial Function and Disorders		Salvatore DiMauro, MD
Metabolism and Energy Requirements of the CNS		Darryl C. De Vivo, MD
Week 3
Axonal Neurophysiology		John D. Koester, PhD
Vestibulocochlear Function		Jose Fayad, MD
Synaptic Plasticity and Learning		Robert Hawkins, PhD
Week 4
Anatomic Substrates of Somatic Sensation		John H. Martin, PhD
Basic Mechanisms of Pain		Amy B. MacDermott, PhD
Chronobiology		Carl W. Bazil, MD, PhD
Week 5
Spinal Cord Physiology: Receptors and Reflexes		John W. Krakauer, MD
Descending Pathways		John H. Martin, PhD and John W. Krakauer, MD
Motor Learning and Plasticity		John W. Krakauer, MD
Week 6
Cerebellum		John H. Martin, PhD and Pietro Mazzoni, MD, PhD
Basal Ganglia: Anatomy and Pharmacology		Lucien J. Côté, MD
Basal Ganglia: Clinical Physiology and Surgical Treatments		Seth L. Pullman, MD
*Neurobiology of Stem Cells		Hynek Wichterle, PhD
Week 7
The Physiology of CNS Synapse		Lorna Role, PhD
Visual System		Vincent P. Ferrera, PhD
Oculomotor Function and Control		Michael E. Goldberg, MD
Week 8
Thalamocortical, Reticular, and Limbic Systems		David A. Ruggiero, PhD
Neurobiology of Epilepsy		Helen E. Scharfman, PhD
Epilepsy Surgery and Pathology		Frank G. Gilliam, MD, MPH
Week 9
Neurobiology of Mood		René Hen, PhD
Neurobiology of Schizophrenia		Stephen Rayport, MD, PhD
Update on Neurogenesis Research and Implications for Psychiatric Disorders		Jeremy Coplan, MD
Week 10
Radiographic Anatomy of the CNS; Biophysics of MRI and CT		Jacqueline A. Bello, MD
Fundamentals and Applications of PET and SPECT		Ronald L. Van Heertum, MD
Functional Neuroimaging		Joy Hirsch, PhD
*Translational Research in Depression and Anxiety		Irina Antonijevic, MD, PhD
Week 11
Function and Dysfunction of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary		Peter W. Carmel, MD, DMSc
Neurobiology of Brain Tumors		Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD
Vascular Physiology and Pathophysiology		Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS
Week 12
Neurobiology of Language		Ronald M. Lazar, PhD
Higher Cortical Functions		Randolph S. Marshall, MD, MS
Physiology of Consciousness; Pathophysiology of Trauma and Coma		Neeraj Badjatia, MD
Week 13
Pathophysiology of Dementing Disorders		Lawrence S. Honig, MD, PhD
Biology of Demyelinating Disease		Saud A. Sadiq, MD
Clinical Impact of Neuroscience		Timothy A. Pedley, MD