Schedule
Textbook reading assignments in the Watson & Breedlove text, The Mind’s Machine will be indicated by the following shorthand: ‘MM pp 3-15’. This means to read pages 3 to 15.
Week 01
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Course introduction
- Read: MM pp 3-16
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Thu, Aug 28, 2025
History of neuroscience, levels of analysis, methods
Week 02
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
Methods II
Thu, Sep 4, 2025
Neuroanatomy I
- Read: MM pp 27-44
- Extra credit assignment due: Canvas dropbox
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Week 03
Tue, Sep 9, 2025
Neuroanatomy II
- Read: MM pp 16-27
- Slides: | html |
Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Neuroanatomy III; Quiz 1
- Slides: | html |
Week 04
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Cells of the nervous system; Neurophysiology I
- Read: MM pp 20-27
- Slides: | html |
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Neurophysiology II
- Read: MM pp 58-74
- Slides: | html |
Week 05
Tue, Sep 23, 2025
Neurophysiology III; Exam 1 Review
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Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Exam 1
Week 06
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Neurochemistry I
Thu, Oct 2, 2025
No Class
Week 07
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Neurochemistry II
Thu, Oct 9, 2025
Hormones
Week 08
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Quiz 2; Evolution
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Development
Week 09
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Exam 2 Review
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
Exam 2
Week 10
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Psychopathology I
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Psychopathology II
Week 11
Tue, Nov 4, 2025
Election Day • No Class
Thu, Nov 6, 2025
Emotion I; Quiz 3
Week 12
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Emotion II
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Sensory Systems
Week 13
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Somatosensation
Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Action I; Exam 3 Review
Thanksgiving
NO CLASS
Week 14
Tue, Dec 2, 2025
Exam 3
Thu, Dec 4, 2025
Action II
Week 15
Tue, Dec 9, 2025
Memory; Quiz 4
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
Frontiers in neuroscience; Exam 4 review; The Cerebral Sympony
Finals
Exam 4 (date TBD)