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Fundamentals of Biology IIB: Plant Biology, Neurobiology, Microbiology, Immunology

GL der Biologie IIB

Lecturers: Prof. em. Dr. Hans Hengartner, Prof. em. Dr. Hauke Hennecke, Prof. em. Dr. Nikolaus Amrhein, Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Apel, Prof. em. Dr. Markus Aebi, Prof. em. Dr. Joram Feldon, Prof. em. Dr. Kevan A.C. Martin, Prof. em. Dr. Martin E. Schwab, Prof. Dr. Christopher Robert Pryce, Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem, Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, Dr. Benjamin Yee, Dr. Irène Knüsel
Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Hans Hengartner, Prof. em. Dr. Nikolaus Amrhein, Prof. em. Dr. Markus Aebi, Prof. em. Dr. Joram Feldon, Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem, Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
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Abstract

Plant Biology: Water balance, assimilation and transport in plants; developmental biology and stress physiology.Neurobiology: Development and function of the nervous system, visual processing, human amnesia, theories of human and animal memory.Immunology: Introduction into the fundamental mechanisms of our immunological defence system.

Objective

Neurobiology: Understanding the development of the nervous system and the function of the adult nervous system, the outlines of visual processing, the declarative memory in amnesic patients and animal models of amnesia.

Content

Neurobiology: The lectures of Prof. Schwab and Prof. Neuhauss provide an introduction to the development of the nervous system and the function of the adult nervous system: Histology of the nervous system (cell types and function), functional anatomy of the nervous system (anatomical composition, motor systems, sensory systems, limbic system and emotions, ascending activating tracks), build-up and physiology of the nervous system (electrophysiologic events, signal transduction and neurotransmittors), development of the nervous system (organogenesis and early development, cell division and migration, nerve fibre growth and target recognition, build-up and maturation of neuronal networks). The lecture of Prof. Martin gives an outline of the visual processing and explores the following questions: What is it in the visual system that stops you from reading the newspaper in the peripheral vision? What do you need to move your eyes? How much of your visual world is real and how much is a creation of your own brain? The last of the Neurobiology lectures (Prof. Feldon) focuses on the behavioural biology of memory. It provides an introduction to the phenomenon of human amnesia and theories of human and animal memory.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Neurobiology: The course will include written objectives, text book readings, lectures, handouts, and scientific articles from the literature.

Literature

- Taiz, L., Zeiger, E.: Plant Physiology 2nd ed. (bzw. 3rd ed) Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA 1998 Neurobiology: Schwab: M.J. Zigmond, F.E. Bloom, S.C. Landis, J.L. Roberts and L.R. Squire. "Fundamental Neuroscience" 1999 (Academic Press). D. Purves, G.J. Augustine, D.Fitzpatrik, L.C. Katz, A.-S. LaMantia and J.O. McNamara. "Neuroscience" 1997 (Sinauer). Gewisse Kapitel aus den Büchern E. Kandel, J.H. Schwartz, T.M. Jessell. "Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior" 1995 (Appleton & Lange) und Z.W. Hall „An Introduction to Molecular Neurobiology“ 1992 (Sinauer).

General Information

Language
German (lecture), English (lecture), German (lecture), German (lecture)
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 180 minutes
Aids
Teile Pflanzenbiologie, Neurobiologie und Immunologie: Keine Hilfsmittel erlaubt. Teil Mikrobiologie: Einfacher Taschenrechner Keine Telekommunikationsmittel

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture GL der Biologie IIB: Teil Pflanzenbiologie
  • Tue 08:15-10:00 (HG F 1)
2 h weekly
lecture GL der Biologie IIB: Teil Neurobiologie
1. und 2. Semesterwoche
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (HG F 1)
  • Thu 15:15-17:00 (HG F 1)
0.5 h weekly
lecture GL der Biologie IIB: Teil Mikrobiologie
  • Thu 13:15-15:00 (HG F 1)
2 h weekly
lecture GL der Biologie IIB: Teil Immunologie
ab 5. Semesterwoche
  • Thu 15:15-17:00 (HG F 1)
0.5 h weekly

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