MW 11:10-12:30 Rm 456 Final - 10:00 am Wednesday Dec 15
TTh 8:00
- 9:20 Rm 456 Final
- 7:00 am Thursday Dec 16
Office: RM 457B Phone: 479-6489
E-mail: tefetter@cabrillo.edu
Office Hours: MW 9:30 - 11:00 & TTh 11:00 - 12:30
Biological psychology is the most interesting subject in the world. I'm sure all instructors feel this way about their subject. But the others are wrong; this really is the most interesting. It is the study of how physiology causes thinking, feeling and behavior. It deals with fundamental questions such as: what is the human mind? what is the mind's relationship to the brain? how does the brain work? and why are we the way we are? We will find out how the cells of the nervous system work individually, and how they work together to produce thought and action. We'll look at perception, emotion, learning, memory, and certain disorders.
Online study guide
Course
Schedule
Brain
Talk from Harvard
The prerequisite is Psych 1. If you've had some biology and chemistry, so much the better, but we'll go over everything you need to know to learn the material.. This is a difficult and time consuming course, be prepared to work.
TEXT: Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience (Custom edition ) Neil Carlson (2011) available at our campus bookstore. You can also use Carlson's hardbound 8th edition, Allyn & Bacon. Copies of the text are on reserve at the Cabrillo Library.
RESPONSIBILITIES: It is essential that you attend every class meeting. I expect each of you to keep up with the reading and to be prepared to discuss the material in class. You are responsible for the material presented in class (and for any changes to the schedule). If you miss class, it is your responsibility to get the missed material from a classmate, review it carefully, and come to my office hours if you have any questions. After three absences you can be dropped from class. However, do not assume you will be dropped. You can drop yourself via HawkTalk or WebAdvisor if you wish to withdraw from the course.
It is your responsibility to come to class on time in order to minimize interruptions. Respect each other’s rights. Turn off the sound on cell phones. Students walking in late to class or leaving early tend to disrupt the whole class, and chatting, text messaging, playing games, listening to music, and eating noisily during lecture are also distracting.I'd also like you to work together. Studying with a group is a good way to improve your grade. (Research confirms this, as do observations in this course.) Study groups should have 3 to 5 members and meet at least weekly.
TESTING: Tests will be multiple choice, fill-in, and short essay. You'll need one Apperson answer sheet (it's blue), and a #2 pencil for each test. Cheating: During tests try to sit so that every other seat is empty. Put away all notes and books. Turn off your cell phone. NO talking. It is your responsibility to make it abundantly clear that you are not cheating. Anyone caught cheating will get an F in the class.
GRADING: There will be three tests worth 350 points and a comprehensive final worth 200 points. Each test will cover the material from the readings and lectures since the previous test. The content of the final will be distributed as follows: approximately 1/2 will be new material and 1/2 will be previous material. There will be NO make-up tests during the semester. Make sure you see me if you have to miss a test or do miss a test.
Your grade will be calculated from a total of 550 points as follows:
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There is NO extra
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Time that would be spent on extra credit should be spent studying.
NEED HELP?Got a problem? Need to talk? Get in touch with me! When you have a question, don't hesitate to ask. I encourage students with disabilities, including “invisible”disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning, and psychological disabilities, to explain their needs and appropriate accommodations to me during my office hours. If you need accommodations, please bring verification of your disability from the Learning Skills Program (479-6220, for students with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder) or Disabled Student Services (479-6379) and their recommendations for accommodating your needs. If you think you may have a disability that might require accommodations for this class, please contact the Learning Skills Office and make arrangements to visit them as soon as possible. Both of these programs are staffed by great people. Their lives are dedicated to helping others, and that means you. Please talk to them and see how they can help.
Don't forget the tutorial center in the library Room 1080-drop in or call to see about times (479-6470). Apply for a tutoring slot in as early as possible if you’re interested. On average, you should spend about 6 hours per week outside of class reading and studying for PSYCH 4.By the way, here's a site about Attention
Deficit Disorder
Week
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Monday |
Topic
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Reading |
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Cells, Genetics, Evolution | Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
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Neurons | Pages 24 - 33 in Chapter 2 |
| 3 |
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PNS & CNS - Neuroanatomy & Physiology
Brain Images |
Chapter 3 |
| 4 |
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Test 1 (100 pts) | |
| 5 |
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Neural Impulse / Action & Graded Potentials | Chapter 2 |
| 6 |
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Synapse Neurotransmitters & Drugs | Chapter 4, Drug Table, & pgs 490-508 |
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Methods of Studying the Brain | Chapter 5 |
| 8 | Test 2 (150 pts) | ||
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Brain Damage, Emotion | Chapters 14 & 10 |
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Depression , Schizophrenia , and Anxiety | Chapter 15, 16, & Drug Table |
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Test 3 (100 pts) | |
| 12 |
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Sensation & Perception : Vision | Chapter 6 |
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Audition, Chemical and Body Senses | Chapter 7 |
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Learning | Chapter 12 |
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Memory, & Amnesia | |
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Finals Week (Comprehensive) (200 pts) |
TEST 1 (Chapter 1, pgs 24 to 33, & Chapter 3 )
What are the basic structures & functions of the
organelles?
What’s the difference between mitosis & meiosis? between
phenotype
& genotype?
What are the nucleotide bases, codons, amino acids,
peptides
and proteins?
Using the concepts of natural selection, fitness and
mutations describe how evolution occurs? What do DNA and RNA do?
What are the parts of a Neurons? Describe the shapes
of the following neurons; unipolar, bipolar & multipolar.
Name the kinds of Glia cells and their CNS or PNS
functions.
What areVentricles? Where are the lateral, 3 and
4, and Cerebral Aqueduct? What is CSF? What is the function of
the
Blood-brain-barrier?
What is the function of the Meninges?
Spinal Cord - What are the neurons of a Reflex? How
does
a reflex work? What are the functions of afferent, efferent
& interneurons (local-circuit & projection)?
What makes up the Central versus the Peripheral Nervous
Systems (CNS/PNS)?
What’s the difference between the Somatic (Skeletal)
Nervous System and the
Autonomic Nervous System?
What’s the difference in structure & function
between
the Sympathetic and the Parasympathetic divisions of the ANS?
Where would you find Acetylcholine versus
Norepinephrine
in the ANS?
What are the following(?) and what are the differences
between them? Nerves vs Tracts, Ganglia vs Nuclei, Gyri vs Sulci &
Fissures
BRAIN -(Click on colored brain, then ATLAS, then 3D objects)
Know the structures and their functions.
Hindbrain - myelencephalon - medulla
metencephalon - pons, cerebellum, ARAS
Midbrain - mesencephalon tectum {superior
&
inferior colliculi
tegmentum {red nucleus, substantia nigra, periaqueductal gray
Forebrain - diencephalon {thalamus, hypothalamus (pituitary)
telencephalon {basal ganglia, limbic system, cerebral cortex,
lobes, hemispheres, corpus callosum
TEST 2 (Ch 2, 4, 5, pgs 490 to 508 & the Table)
What are Diffusion and Electrostatic gradients?
What are the Resting Potential and the Threshold of
excitation?
What do Sodium pumps do? What is depolarization?
hyperpolarization?
What are the differences between voltage-gated &
chemically-gated channels?
What is the difference between Absolute & Relative
refractory periods?
What are Na K Cl & Ca? Where are these Ions located
and where do they move during Graded & Action? During
depolarizations
or hyperpolarizations?
What are the differences between Action Potentials vs
Graded Potentials?
What is Saltatory conduction?
What are EPSPs & IPSPs?
Describe spatial & temporal summation. Where would
this happen?
What is the Second messenger system? How does it work?
Where and how do autoreceptors work? Describe
presynaptic
inhibition by modulation neurons. What are postsynaptic
supersensitivity
and subsensitivity?
Neurotransmitters - ACh, NE, DA, 5-HT, GABA,
Glutamate,
& Aspartate
Know the synthesis, action, deactivation, locations,
and functions of each.
Know the table/handout
Drugs Define addiction and withdrawal.
Explain
three mechanisms by which tolerance occurs?
Know which drugs are agonists or antagonists of which
neurotransmitters.(Handout)
Which drugs are stimulants? Depressants? Opiates?
Hallucinogens?
What are the behavioral effects and withdrawal symptoms
of each drug?
For information on Alcoholism
or Smoking
How do the following work and what is each used for?
EEG, EMG, EKG, EOG, CT or CAT, PET
MRI, Oscilloscope, Polygraph & Skin conductance
response.
How is stereotaxic surgery used? What kinds of
lesions are there?
What are event-related potentials?
What are Intra and Extracellular unit recordings?
TEST 3 (Ch
14, 10, 15,
16 & the Table)
Briefly describe these theories emotion;
James-Lange,
Cannon-Bard, Cognitive, & Facial Feedback.
Which neurotransmitters and brain areas are involved
in Fear and Aggression?
What are the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Schizophrenia? What drugs work on what neurotransmitters?
What are the symptoms, causes, and treatments of
Affective
Disorders? BipolarUnipolar
What drugs work on what neurotransmitters?
What are the anxiety
disorders? What brain areas and neurotransmitters are
involved?
Head Trauma - What is the difference between a
concussion
& a contusion?
For information on Headaches
Cerebrovascular
Accidents (CVA) (Stroke) (Brain attack)
What is the difference between an Infarction (Ischemia)
and Hemorrhage?
What are the symptoms, causes of symptoms and
treatments
of the following Neurodegenerative Disorders? (How would you make
a Differential Diagnosis?)
Alzheimer's
Parkinson's
Huntington's
Korsakoff's
MS
What is Epilepsy?
What is the difference between a seizure and a convulsion?
What’s a Generalized Seizure? Describe a Petit
Mal and a Grand Mal episode.
What’s a Partial Seizure? Describe a Simple and
a Complex seizure.
How is epilepsy diagnosed?
For more information on Mental Disorders - NIMH
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of page
FINAL EXAM (Ch 6, 7, 12 & all previous material)
All the old stuff and :
What do receptors do? What is Transduction? What’s the difference between Anatomical & Functional Coding?
What is Light? What are the colors of the spectrum? How does
wavelength relate to color?
Know the Anatomy & Physio of EYE
In the Retina, what are Rods & Cones, other cells?
What do they do?
What Chemicals are involved in vision? Describe Dark Adaptation
and the underlying mechanisms involved. What are scotomas? What does blindsight
tell us about visual processing?
Color Vision - What are the Trichromatic (component) & Opponent-Process
theories? Explain Complementary Afterimages
What is Lateral Inhibition and what is it doing for you? What
are Receptive Fields? Center-Surrounds? What are the receptive fields
of Simple & Complex cells in the cortex? What is Retinotopic organization?
What areas of Cortex (Primary, Secondary & Association, Inferotemporal,
and Posterior Parietal) are involved? What characteristics of vision do
they process? What are the dorsal and ventral streams? What’s
the difference between parallel and serial processing?
Audition - What is sound? What’s the difference
between
pitch, loudness, frequency, and amplitude?
Know the Anat & Physio of EAR. What are the
functions of outer, middle & inner ear? What is the Organ of
Corti? How do we localize sounds in the environment?
What is Tonotopic organization of the Cortex?
Taste & Smell - What are the theories? What and where are the Receptors? What are the basic Pathways? What areas of cortex are involved in each?
Classical & OperantConditioning
Sensitization / Habituation
CS, US, CR, UR
Pavlov - Lashley Where and what are
engrams?
Hippocampus
Kandel & his Aplysia
Working memory / Long Term Memory
Encoding, storage and retrieval
Consolidation
Retrograde & Anterograde Amnesia &
Facilitation
What are the effects of electrical brain
stimulation,
drugs, and arousal on memory?
Research on degenerative disorders
Memory deficits and amnesia
Alzheimer's, Korsakoff's Syndrome and H.M.
Hippocampus / Temporal Lobes
proactive interference and temporal sequence
Where are memories stored?
NMDA receptors and Long Term Potentiation
(LTP)
glutamate and the retrograde messenger
("Just say NO")
State-dependent learning