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NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE CLASS SCHEDULE 2011

Location
Cancer Center, G-level, room 1196.

WEEK	DATE	TOPIC	LECTURER
1	Jan 20	Multiple Sclerosis	Stella Elkabes,
2	Jan 27	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease	Stella Elkabes
3	Feb 3	Parkinson’s disease	Wayne Rowe
4	Feb 10	Spinal cord injury SCI	Stella Elkabes, Robert F. Heary
5	Feb 17	Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussions Traumatic brain injurystudents Guidelines to NOD student presentations TBI-Tak TBI-Villegas TBI-Abbass TBI_Avcu TBI-Enghusen TBI Tx Presentation	Students
6	Feb 24	Alzheimer’s Disease Histamine and Tourette’s Syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorders	Wayne Rowe
7	March 3	Mid-term exam
8	March 10	Anxiety & Mood Disorders	Kevin Beck
9	March 17	Bipolar disorder & Schizophrenia	Kevin Beck
10	March 24	Early Development Onset Disorders I: Autism, Mental Retardation Genetic Vulnerabilities In Tourette’s Syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorders Genetic Vulnerabilities of Autism Neuroanatomical differences and imaging studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorders Tourette Syndrome Histamine and Tourette’s Syndrome The DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS of Tourette’s Syndrome	Students
11	March 31	Substance Abuse Disorders	Kevin Beck

12	April 7	Epilepsy	Wayne Rowe
13	April 14	Stroke Animal Models of Stroke BDNF HYPOTHESIS OF ADHD CURRENTCLINICALTRIALSGENERALREVIEW Molecular Events Underlying Neurodegeneration Monoamines in ADHD OCCLUSIVE STROKE AND CURRENT TREATMENTS Hemorrhagic Stroke Miles ADHD Treatment Approaches THE STROKE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT	Students

14	April 21	Early Development Onset Disorders II: Tourette’s Syndrome/Tics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Eating Disorders Obesity and Hypothalamic Signaling DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN IMAGERY IN ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA Eating Disorder Treatments	Students
15	April 28	Final exam

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE CASE OF A CLASS CANCELLATION DUE TO
WEATHER CONDITIONS, WE WILL EXTEND THE TEACHING PERIOD TO
THE FIRST WEEK(S) OF MAY IN ORDER TO COVER ALL THE TOPICS AND
THE NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR A 3 CREDIT COURSE.

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