Week 1

Wed, Aug 23

Fri, Aug 25


Week 2

Wed, Aug 30

  • Topics
    • Neuroanatomy. Read BW 2:34-49.
  • Materials

Fri, Sep 1

  • Topics
    • Neuroanatomy. Read BW 2:34-49.
  • Materials

Week 3

Wed, Sep 6

Fri, Sep 8

  • Topics
    • Neuroanatomy Lab.

Week 4

Wed, Sep 13

  • Topics
    • Cellular neuroanatomy. Read BW 2:23-33.
  • Supplemental Materials
    • Zeng, H., & Sanes, J. R. (2017). Neuronal cell-type classification: challenges, opportunities and the path forward. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2017.85.
    • Oliveira, J. F., Sardinha, V. M., Guerra-Gomes, S., Araque, A., & Sousa, N. (2015). Do stars govern our actions? Astrocyte involvement in rodent behavior. Trends in Neurosciences, 38(9), 535–549. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.07.006
  • Materials

Fri, Sep 15

  • Topics
    • Quiz 1. | Download |. Due at start of class on Wednesday, September 20, 2017.
    • Neurophysiology. Read BW 3:57-73.
  • Materials

Week 5

Wed, Sep 20,

  • Topics
    • Neural communication. Read BW 3:55-89.
  • Materials

Fri, Sep 22

  • Topics
    • Neurochemistry. Read BW: 4:107-124.
  • Materials

Week 6

Wed, Sep 27

  • Topics
    • Neurochemistry II. Read BW: 4:107-124.
  • Materials

Fri Sep 29


Week 7

Wed, Oct 4

Fri, Oct 6

  • Topics
    • Development. Read BW 6 & 7.
  • Supplemental Materials
  • Materials

Week 8

Wed, Oct 11

  • Topics
    • Perception. Read BW 8:223-247.
  • Materials

Fri, Oct 13


Week 9

Wed, Oct 18

Fri, Oct 20


Week 10

Wed, Oct 25

Fri, Oct 27


Week 11

Wed, Nov 1

  • Topic
    • Emotion. Read BW 15.
  • Materials

Wed, Nov 3


Week 12

Wed, Nov 8

  • Topics
    • Disorder and Disease. Read BW 16.
  • Supplemental Materials
  • Materials

Fri, Nov 10

  • Topics
    • Disorder and Disease. Read BW 16.
  • Supplemental Materials
  • Materials

Week 13

Wed, Nov 15

  • Topics
    • Quiz 3. | Download |. Due at start of class on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.
    • Catch-up day

Fri, Nov 22

  • Topics
    • Prep for student presentations (on your own)

Thanksgiving Break, November 20 - 24, 2017


Week 14

Wed Nov, 29

  • Topics
    • Prep for student presentations

Fri, Dec 1

  • Topics
    • Prep for student presentations

Week 15

Wed, Dec 6

  • Topics
    • Student presentation Group A (Erin, Jason, Josie)
      • Read:
        • Elliott, R. (2003). Executive functions and their disorders: Imaging in clinical neuroscience. British Medical Bulletin, 65(1), 49–59. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article-abstract/65/1/49/375358
        • Huang-Pollock, C. L., Karalunas, S. L., Tam, H., & Moore, A. N. (2012). Evaluating vigilance deficits in ADHD: A meta-analysis of CPT performance. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121(2), 360–371. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027205
    • Student presentation Group B (Alicia, Anya, Berenice, Yushuang)

Fri, Dec 8

  • Topics
    • Student presentation Group C (Julian, Jung Tae, Victoria)
    • Student presentation Group D (Thomas, Anna, Dever)
      • Read
        • Etkin, A., Pittenger, C., Polan, H. J., & Kandel, E. R. (2005). Toward a Neurobiology of Psychotherapy: Basic Science and Clinical Applications. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 17(2), 145–158. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.17.2.145
        • Lantrip, C., Gunning, F. M., Flashman, L., Roth, R. M., & Holtzheimer, P. E. (2017). Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Cognitive Control of Emotion: Potential Antidepressant Mechanisms. The Journal of ECT, 33(2), 73. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000386

Week 16

Wed, Dec 13

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