2024-1 Neurobiology (LIFE505-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. LIFE505 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type Classroom Course prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / Jigok Research Bldg[310] | TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / Jigok Research Bldg[310] Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Baek Seung Tae Name Baek Seung Tae Department Dept of Life Sciences
Email address sbaek@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://sites.google.com/site/baeklabpostech/
Office 생명공학연구센터 #108 Office Phone 054-279-2360
Office Hours 5-6 pm Mon and Wed

3. Course Objectives

Neurobiology course provides structure and functions of the brain which is the ultimate
organ to control movement, emotion, learning & memory, endocrinal function, pain, and
motivation. The failure of proper brain functions would cause various neurological diseases.
We also discuss possible mechanisms and therapeutic methods to treat brain diseases. The
textbook is ‘Neuroscience Exploring the Brain’ (4th ed. Written by Bear, Connors, and
Paradiso)

4. Prerequisites & require

5. Grading

Midterm Examination (45%)
Final Examination (45%)
attendance and participation (10%)

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
Neuroscience Exploring the Brain Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso Wolters Kluwer 2015 978-0-7817-7817-6

7. Course References

8. Course Plan

1. Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future
2. Neurons and Glia
3. The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
4. The Action Potential
5. Synaptic Transmission
6. “
7. Neurotransmitter System
8. The Structure of Nervous System
9. “
10. Chemical Senses
11. The Eye
12. The Central Visual System
13. The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
14. The Somatic Sensory System
Midterm Examination
15. Spinal Control of Movement
16. Brain Control of Movement
17. Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior
18. Motivation
19. Sex and the Brain
20. Brain Mechanisms of Emotion
21. Brain Rhythm and Sleep
22. Language
23. Attention
24. Mental Illness
25. Wiring the Brain
26. Memory Systems
27. Molecular Mechanisms of Learning
Final Examination

9. Course Operation

10. How to Teach & Remark

Two neuroscience professors (김태경, 백승태) will split the lectures in the course. Each class will be mainly given by lecture with interactive discussion as needed.

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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