LECTURE NOTES


BioPsych
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Lecture Notes
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Schedule

Date

Module

Topic

Readings (C=Carlson Chapters)

Assignments

Lecture

Assessment

DW=Dean-Woodcock

Jan 7   Intro C 1, 5 Pretest

Dennett Interview

Genome (Genetics & Atlas Human History)  
Jan 14  

Evolution and Behavior

 

 

Evolution

 

Jan 21

A: Unit of

Nervous

System

Neurons and Nervous System

C 2, 3

Test 1

Neurons/NS

Brain structure function

 

 

Jan 28

 

Psychopharmacology

 

C 4, 18

 

Psychopharm

 

Feb 4

B: Cortical

Posterior Cortical Functions: Vision

C 6

Test 2

Visual Processing

DW 2, 3,

Feb 11

 

Posterior Cortical Functions: Auditory, body sense, chemical

C 7

 

Auditory Processing & somatosensory

 

DW 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Feb 18

 

Frontal Cortical Functions:

Motor Control

C 8

Test 3

Frontal Lobes

 

DW 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18

Feb 25

 

Frontal Lobes

c8

 

 

 

March 4

  Spring Break

 

 

 

 

 

March 11

C: Subcortical

Emotion

C 11

  Emotion

 

March 18

D: Functions

Learning & Memory

C 13

 Test 4

Learning

DW 12,

WJ-III Cog

March 25

 

Relational/ Spatial Learning

C 14

Test 5

Relations.L

 

DW 7, 17

April 1

 

Human communication and language

C 15

 

Language

 DWNAS

April 8

E: Dysfunction

Neurological Disorders

Psychiatric Disorders/Neuropsych Testing

C 16

Test 6

Psycho Evo

Psychopharm by disorders

DW Comp Exam 

April 15

 

Presentation

DNA

C17

 Test 7

 

DW Comp Exam

April 22

  Summary      

 

April 29  

Finals

 

 Final Exam