| Instructor | Mike Morgan (morgan@vancouver.wsu.edu) |
| Office | CL 208D |
| Office hours | Thursday 11:00 -12:00 and by appointment |
| Book | Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain,2nd Edition, by Bear, Connors, & Paradiso |
| Teaching Assistants | Jennifer Grazian, Deborah Langley |
Physiological Psychology (also called Biological Psychology or Neuroscience) is the study of the nervous system. Neuroscience is one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas in science today. The goal of this class is to provide you with an understanding of the neural basis of behavior.
Schedule
The course schedule is outlined below. This schedule
lists the topics covered each day, the corresponding reading assignments,
the dates of the quizzes and exam, and the due date for the paper. This
is a tentative schedule. Changes to this schedule will be announced in
class.
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| 1. August 27 & 29 | Introduction
pg 3-12; 23-40 |
Methodology
pg 13-20; 173-175 |
| 2. Sept. 3 & 5 | Q1; Resting
Potential
Ch. 3 (51-65) |
Action
Potential
Ch. 4 (74-92 bottom) |
| 3. Sept. 10 & 12 | Q2; Synapses
Ch. 5 (99-120) |
Neurotransmitters
Ch. 6 (140-147) |
| 4. Sept. 17 & 19 | Q3; Drugs
Ch. 15 (512-520) |
Anatomy
Ch. 7 (164-170 bottom) |
| 5. Sept. 24 & 26 | Q4; 1. Sensory
2. Vestibular (385-393) |
Audition
Ch. 11 (351-377) |
| 6. Oct. 1 & 3 | Q5; Vision
Ch. 9 (281-294; 301-307) |
Vision
Ch. 10 (314-324; 343-347) |
| 7. Oct. 8 & 10 | Q6; Somatosensation
Ch. 12 (397-415) |
Nociception
Ch. 12 (421-432) |
| 8. Oct. 15 & 17 | Review | Midterm Exam |
| 9. Oct. 22 & 24 | Motor System
Ch. 13 (437-442) |
Motor System
Ch. 14 (466-490) |
| 10. Oct. 29 & 31 | Q7; Genetics | Hormones &
Sex
Ch. 17 (499-505; 548-577) |
| 11. Nov. 5 & 7 | Q8;Development
Ch. 22 (705-721) |
Brain Transplant video |
| 12. Nov. 12 & 14 | Q9; Brain Damage | Sleep
Ch. 19 (607-633) |
| 13. Nov. 19 & 21 | Q10;
Learning
Ch. 24 (776-786; 791-796) |
Learning 2
Ch. 23 (740-756; 769-771) |
| Nov. 26 & 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| 14. Dec. 3 & 5 | Q11;
Emotion
(505-512)
Ch. 18 (581-592; 600-604) |
Language
Paper; Ch. 20 (638-659) |
| 15. Dec. 10 & 12 | Q12;
Mental
Illness
Ch. 21 (686-700) |
Mental Disorders
Review |
| 16. Dec. 16 - 20 | Final 8:45 - 10:00 AM |
Grades: Grades will be assigned
on a 90% (A), 80% (B), 70% (C), 60% (D) scale. Points will be awarded on
the basis of your understanding of the material as assessed by 10 quizzes,
a one-page paper, and a midterm and Final exam.
Quizzes (100 pts), Every Tuesday
Each quiz is worth 10 points. Only 10 of the 12 quizzes will count towards your grade (I will drop your two lowest scores). If you miss a quiz, you will receive zero points and that quiz score will be dropped. There are no late or makeup quizzes.
Paper (20 pts), 5:00 P.M.,Dec. 5You are required to write a review of a published article. The article must have a neuroscience theme and can be from a scientific journal or a magazine (e.g., Scientific American, The Neuroscientist, Newsweek, Discover, etc.). The article must be at least two pages long, but your review must not exceed one page (typed, single spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins). I recognize that writing a summary on a technical article is more difficult than an easy article and will take that into account when I assign grades. A 10% penalty per class day will be applied to late papers. Your review must include a copy of the article and have the following headings:
b) Evaluation:I want to know your honest opinion of the article.
This includes what is good and what is bad. Evaluate the article for both
content and presentation.