一、課程說明
本課程所涵蓋的神經科學領域分為四個獨立課程,分別為「分子神經科學」、「細胞神經科學」、「生理神經科學」、及「認知神經科學」,使學生能針對所需課程,彈性選課。其中本課程「生理神經科學」為下學期開設。

二、指定用書
Fundamental Neuroscience, the 3rd Edition by Larry R. Squire, Floyd E. Bloom, Nicholas C. Spitzer, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh, Darwin Berg (2008, Academic Press)

三、參考書籍:無

四、教學方式:講授為主,討論為輔

五、教學進度
IV Sensory Systems
24 Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction
25 The Somatosensory System
26 Audition
27 Vision
V Motor Systems
28 Fundamentals of Motor Systems
29 The Spinal Cord, Muscle, and Locomotion
30 Descending Control of Movement
31 The Basal Ganglia
32 Cerebellum
33 Eye Movements
VI Regulatory Systems
34 The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems
35 Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System
36 Neural Regulation of the Cardiovascular System
37 Neural Control of Breathing
38 Food Intake and Metabolism
39 Water Intake and Body Fluids
40 Neuroendocrine Systems
41 Circadian Timing

六、成績考核:期中及期末考