NS240 - Fall 2009
Neurobiology of Vision

Course Directors:
Michael Stryker, email: stryker@phy.ucsf.edu
Jonathan Horton, email: hortonj@vision.ucsf.edu

Prerequisite: NS201 or permission of the course director.

First Class: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Classes are held in S157, Parnassus. (unless noted otherwise)
Please see schedule for dates and times.
Attendance is expected (for those taking the course for credit).

Course Description:
Visual information processing by the retina and central nervous system. Molecular, electrophysiological, pharmacological, anatomical, and psychophysical approaches will be discussed. Topics may include synaptic interactions, diseases specific to the visual system, color vision, form perception, motion detection, and visual development.

Course Guidelines: (PDF)
General Plan:
Lectures: Wednesday evenings
Discussions: Monday evenings, open to registered students and, by permission of instructors, to others willing to participate fully
-2 to 4 relevant papers on topic
-A student leads discussion of each paper
-All students are expected to read and dissect each paper

Grading: Grades based on class discussion, leading discussions and attendance.
Enrolled students must attend each class.  If travel plans conflict with attendance, see instructor in advance.

Texbook References (PDF)

Course Syllabus (PDF)

Course Materials:
Materials will be located at the right as they are added.

Class Schedule: