This is the website for previous years. For 2021/22, Bi 162 information will be available on Canvas.
Bi 162 is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in hands-on learning about the nervous system. We will investigate the electrical responses of neurons in a range of different preparations, starting with simple experiments in invertebrates and progressing to more challenging concepts and techniques. The class also includes an introduction to neuroanatomy and brain dissection.
Instructor: Lindsay Bremner (lindsaybremnerATgmail.com, x6267 lab, x8332 office, 322 BBB)
Fall Term 2021
Thursdays, 1 pm - 4:25 pm
Location: Church basement, room B160.
Introduction to electrophysiological recording equipment.
Resting membrane potential in crayfish muscle cells.
Action potentials in the intact earthworm.
Extracellular spike recording in cockroaches.
Spike analysis.
Mammalian neuroanatomy.
Student projects and presentations.