章節習題出自下列教科書：Bear, Mark F., Barry W. Connors, and Michael A. Paradiso 《神經科學：探索大腦》第二版，Baltimore, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 0683305964.
Chapter review questions are from the following course text: Bear, Mark F., Barry W. Connors, and Michael A. Paradiso. Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 0683305964.

課堂號碼標示作業繳交日期。
LEC # indicates assignment due dates.

Table for Assignment

課	作業
6	第２－４章習題 Chapters 2-4 Review Questions
9	第５－６章習題 Chapters 5-6 Review Questions
17	第一篇指定報告 Paper I
25	第二篇指定報告 Paper II
32	第三篇指定報告 Paper III

書面報告
Writing Assignments (PDF)

每週書面報告是針對三個指定題目（見下方三個題目以及繳交日期）各寫成兩頁的報告。請同學持續準備好在每週的課後複習討論這些習題。這些討論將佔總成績的５％。
Weekly writing assignments are two page answers to three review questions (see three questions and due dates below). Please continue to prepare to discuss all review questions during the recitation sessions. These discussions will be worth 5% of your grade.

請把下列三個指定題目各寫成兩頁的報告並在指定的日期交給助教。答案應以打印方式寫成，字體大小１２，而且至少分成三大段。請不要寫超過三頁。報告將就內文以及寫作技巧（見附件成績衡量摘要）衡量成績。這三篇報告將佔總成績的２０％。如果參考資料超出教科書範圍，請註明引用出處。同學從助教和寫作指導老師那裡拿回批改過的報告後不需更正後再繳交，但我們會期望同學下次在回答這些問題的時候會有所改進。
Please write a two-page answer to the following review questions by the appointed date and turn them in to your TA. Your answers should be typed, using 12 point font, and have at least 3 paragraphs. Please do not exceed 3 pages. The answers will be evaluated for both content and writing (see attached evaluation scheme). They will be worth 20% of your grade. If you use sources other than the course text to answer the questions, please cite them. You will no longer be required to revise your answers after receiving feedback from TAs and writing instructors, but you will be expected to show improvement on answers to successive review questions.

第一篇指定報告
Paper I

詳述「接受域」的概念。先提出接受域的定義（以你自己的方式，而不是教科書上的定義）以及此概念一開始是如何發展的（在網路上查找S. Kuffler）。再來比較在各種不同的感覺形式（也就是視覺，聽覺，體感覺）和各種不同的感覺途徑（也就是接受體，感覺丘腦神經元，主要感覺皮質，以及聯合皮質）接受域的特質。
Address the concept of the "receptive field." Begin providing a definition of receptive fields (in your own words, not use the definition on the glossary) and how the concept was first developed (look up S. Kuffler on the internet). Include a comparison of receptive field properties in different sensory modalities (e.g., visual, auditory, somatosensory) and in different parts of the sensory pathways (e.g., receptors, sensory thalamic neurons, and primary sensory cortex, and association cortex).

第二篇指定報告
Paper II

漢丁頓症以及帕金森氏症兩者為相關但表面上卻有相反病徵的的運動障礙。請就解剖學、遺傳學以及神經傳導物質方面討論這兩種疾病的成因。最後請描述這些患者可以選擇的治療方式（手術以及藥物），包括它的限制。
Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease are related movement disorders that have seemingly opposing symptoms. Discuss the cause of these two diseases in terms of their anatomical, genetic and neurotransmitter basis. Finally, please describe some of the treatment options (surgical and pharmacological) for these patients, including their limitations.

第三篇指定報告
Paper III

比較和對照精神分裂症的麩胺酸理論和多巴胺理論。
Compare and contrast the glutamate theory of schizophrenia and the dopamine theory of schizophrenia.

1. 這兩種理論所分別依據的臨床以及治療的觀察資料
   What clinical and therapeutic observations are each of these theories based on.
   
   
2. 有哪些行為上的病徵是這兩種理論所無法解釋的。
   What are some of the behavioral features of the disease that neither theory can account for completely.
   
   
3. （可答可不答）假如你是一位神經科學學者，想要利用老鼠研究這種疾病，你會採取哪些藥理學研究、遺傳學研究以及損傷研究來解決這個爭論。
   (Optional) If you were a neuroscientist trying to study this diseases in mice what pharmacologic, genetic and lesion studies would you perform to resolve the debate.
   

指定報告成績衡量方式
Evaluation of Writing Assignments

助教對內文的衡量方式：
Content to be evaluated by TAs:

• 對關鍵概念的掌握程度
  Mastery of key concepts
  
  
• 有效的舉例
  Effective use of examples
  
  
• 適當且有效的使用神經科學專有名詞
  Appropriate and effective use of neuroscience terms
  
  
• 以學術的方式思考尚未解決的議題
  Scholarly consideration of unresolved issues
  

寫作指導老師對科學寫作的衡量方式：
Scientific writing to be evaluated by writing instructors:

• 結構元素（標題，副標題，以及主題句）是相當容易辨認的，可以反映出一致性的寫作策略，整理讀者的思緒，以及與內文的複雜程度相稱。
  Structural elements (headings, subheadings, and topic sentences) are easily identified, reflect a coherent writing strategy, organize the reader's thinking, and match the complexity of the content
  
  
• 句子簡潔，措辭精確簡明，並且盡量以主動語氣和強而有力的動辭以及適切的形容詞描寫句
  Sentences are succinct, word choice is precise and concise, and sentences are written in active voice (as must as possible) with strong verbs and apt adjectives
  
  
• 圖示適切且設計良好（清晰可讀，有吸引力，標示恰當）
  Illustrations are appropriate and well designed (readable, attractive, appropriately labeled)
  
  
• 文法，拼字，標點符號，以及格式正確
  Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting are correct