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]]>https://giving.mit.edu/givenow/ocw/MakeGift.dynKate James2008-08-25T11:59:59-04:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm7.346 Synaptic Plasticity and Memory, from Molecules to Behavior (MIT)In this course we will discover how innovative technologies combined with profound hypotheses have given rise to our current understanding of neuroscience. We will study both new and classical primary research papers with a focus on the plasticity between synapses in a brain structure called the hippocampus, which is believed to underlie the ability to create and retrieve certain classes of memories. We will discuss the basic electrical properties of neurons and how they fire. We will see how firing properties can change with experience, and we will study the biochemical basis of these changes. We will learn how molecular biology can be used to specifically change the biochemical properties of brain circuits, and we will see how these circuits form a representation of space giving rise to complex behaviors in living animals. A special emphasis will be given to understanding why specific experiments were done and how to design experiments that will answer the questions you have about the brain. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-346Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmKamsler, Ariel2008-08-21T03:31:13-04:007.346en-USBiologyNeurobiology and Neurophysiologybiochemistryfear memoryschemagrid cellsCA1specificityneuronal circuitssynaptic plasticitycortexlong term depressionsynaptic taggingNMDAplace cellsMorris water mazemolecular mechanismLTPhippocampusplasticityneurosciencememorysynapseMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm7.89 Topics in Computational and Systems Biology (MIT)This is a seminar based on research literature. Papers covered are selected to illustrate important problems and approaches in the field of computational and systems biology, and provide students a framework from which to evaluate new developments. The MIT Initiative in Computational and Systems Biology (CSBi) is a campus-wide research and education program that links biology, engineering, and computer science in a multidisciplinary approach to the systematic analysis and modeling of complex biological phenomena. This course is one of a series of core subjects offered through the CSB PhD program, for students with an interest in interdisciplinary training and research in the area of computational and systems biology.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-89Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmBurge, Christopher2008-07-25T03:45:18-04:007.89en-USBiologyCell/Cellular Biology and Histologymappingnetworkssynthesisdevicesprotein structurekineticsmedicineregulationsignal transductiongenomicsphysicsgeneticsbiochemistrydevelopmentalstatisticsliterature reviewseminarbiologysystemscomputationalMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm7.342 Chronic Infection and Inflammation: What are the Consequences on Your Health? (MIT)Seminar covering topics of current interest in biology. Includes reading and analysis of research papers and student presentations. Contact Biology Education Office for topics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-342Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmFrickel, EvaGredmark, Sara2008-07-10T03:27:48-04:007.342en-USBiologyOncology and Cancer Biologygastrichepatocellular carcinomahepatitismultiple sclerosiscirrhosiscervical cancerEpstein-Barrhealthinfectionmicrobesherpeslablaboratory techniquestreatment strategiesepstein-barrhelicobacter pyloriHPVhuman papilloma virusdiabetesatherosclerosischronicantibioticvaccinecancerliterature reviewSeminarMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm7.343 The Radical Consequences of Respiration: Reactive Oxygen Species in Aging and Disease (MIT)Seminar covering topics of current interest in biology. Includes reading and analysis of research papers and student presentations. Contact Biology Education Office for topics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-343Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmRai, Priyamvada2008-06-12T03:59:31-04:007.343en-USBiologyCell/Cellular Biology and Histologyhematopoietichscapoptosisprogrammed cell deathpsdnoxNADPHpathwaysATPischemicneurodegenerativestem celldiabetesinsulin resistanceantioxidantoncogeneoxidative damageanti-pathogencell signalingmitochondriaenergyROSoxygenreactive oxygen speciesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm