Schedule

January 9-13

Tuesday, January 10

Topics
- Introduction to the course
- A bit about systems
Assignments
- Read: W&B 1:3-21
Materials
- Slides: (1 of 2) and (2 of 2)

Thursday, January 12

Topics
- History of neuroscience
- Levels of analysis
- Neuroscience methods I
Assignments
- Scan: https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html
- Read: W&B 1:3-21; 2:29, 48-51; 3:75-79.
- Watch: Beautiful 3-D Brain Scans Show Every Synapse
- Optional:
  - Grillner, Kozlov, Kotaleski (2005)
Materials

January 16-20

Tuesday, January 17

Topics
- Neuroscience methods II
Assignments
- Read: W&B 1:3-21; 2:29, 48-51; 3:75-79.
- Watch: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Explained
- Optional: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cognitive_Psychology_and_Cognitive_Neuroscience/Behavioural_and_Neuroscience_Methods
Materials
- Methods

Thursday, January 19

Topics
- Neuroanatomy I
Assignments
- Read W&B 2:32-47
Materials
- Methods
- Neuroanatomy

January 23-27

Tuesday, January 24

Topics
- Neuroanatomy II
Assignments
- Read W&B 2:32-47
Materials
- Neuroanatomy

Thursday, January 26

Topics
- Neuroanatomy III
- Quiz 1, available on Canvas after class.
Assignments
Materials
- Neuroanatomy

January 30 - February 3

Tuesday, January 31

Topics
- Cells of the nervous system
- How nerve cells compute (Neurophysiology I)
Assignments
- Read W&B: 2:23-32
- Read W&B: 3:55-59
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, February 2

Topics
- Neurophysiology II
Assignments
- Read W&B: 3:55-70
- Watch: Video about membrane potentials https://www.youtube.com/embed/PtKAeihnbv0
Materials
- Slides

February 6-10

Tuesday, February 7

Topics
- Neurophysiology III
- Exam 1 Review
Assignments
- Read W&B 3:70-75
Materials
- Slides
- Exam 1 Study Guide

Thursday, February 9

Topics
- Exam 1
- In-person, 40 questions.

February 13-17

Tuesday, February 14

Topics
- Neurochemistry I
Assignments
- Read W&B 4:83-92, 96-100
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, February 16

Topics
- Neurochemistry II
Assignments
- Read W&B 4:83-92, 96-100
- Watch http://pittmedneuro.com/movies/transmission1.mp4
Materials
- Slides

February 20-24

Tuesday, February 21

Topics
- Hormones and the brain
- Blog post 1 (of 3) due. | Assignment details |
- Quiz 2, available on Canvas after class.
Assignments
- Read W&B 8:217-234
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, February 23

Topics
- Evolution of the human brain.
- Review for Exam 2
Assignments
- Read
  - Foster, C. (2017, January 19). If you were an elephant …. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/19/if-you-were-an-elephant-
  - Neubauer, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). The Evolution of Human Brain Development. Evolutionary Biology, 39(4), 568–586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-011-9156-1
Materials
- Slides
- Exam 2 Study Guide

February 27 - March 3

Tuesday, February 28

Topics
- Exam 2.
- In person, 40 questions.

Thursday, March 2

Topics
- Development of the human brain
Materials
- Slides

March 6-10

NO CLASS

March 13-17

Tuesday, March 14

Topic
- Psychopathology I: Depression & Bipolar disorder
Assignments
- Read W&B 12:361-371
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, March 16

Topics
- Psychopathology II: Schizophrenia
Assignments
- Read W&B 12:347-360.
Materials
- Slides

March 20-24

Tuesday, March 21

Topics
- Emotion
- Happiness & reward
- Quiz 3, available on Canvas after class.
Assignments
- Blog post #2 (of 3) due. | Assignment details
Materials
- [Slides](https://psu-psychology.github.io/psych-260-2023-spring-notes/emotion.html

Thursday, March 23

Topics
- Fear & stress
Assignments
Materials
- Slides

March 27-31

Tuesday, March 28

Topics
- Sensory systems
- Somatosensation I
- Review for Exam 3
Assignments
- Read W&B 5:119-150
- Read W&B 11:337-347
Materials
- Slides
- Exam Study Guide

Thursday, March 30

Topics
- Exam 3
- In person, 40 questions.

April 3-7

Tuesday, April 4

Topics
- Somatosensation II
- Action I
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, April 6

Topics
- Action II
Materials
- Slides

April 10-14

Tuesday, April 11

Topics
- Vision I
Assignments
- Read W&B 7:183-201
Materials
- Slides
Papers or blog post #3 (of 3) due. | Blog assignment details | Paper assignment details |

Thursday, April 13

Topics
- Vision II
Assignments
- Read W&B 7:201-215.
Materials
- Slides

April 17-21

Tuesday, April 18

Topics
- Learning & memory
Assignments
- Read W&B 13:379-391.
Materials
- Slides

Thursday, April 20

Topics
- Learning & memory II
Assignments
- Read W&B 13:392-401.
Materials
- Slides
- Quiz 4, available on Canvas.

April 24-28

Tuesday, April 25

Topics
- Speed of nervous system conduction lab
- Slides

Thursday, April 27

Topics
- Review for Exam 4.
- Frontiers & careers in neuroscience
- The Cerebral Symphony
Materials
- Exam 4 Study Guide

May 1-5

Tuesday, May 2

Exam 4, 10:10a-12:00p, Health & Human Development 254