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.
Note that the text covers material we won’t cover in class. If we don’t cover material in class, you aren’t responsible for it. That said, you may find it interesting to learn and know about anyway.
Week 01
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Course introduction
- Read: MM pp 3-16
- Slides: | html |
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
- Slides: | html |
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
- Slides: | html |
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Exam 1
Week 06
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Neurochemistry I
- Read: MM pp 86-100
- Slides: | html |
Thu, Oct 2, 2025
No Class
Week 07
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Neurochemistry II
- Read: MM pp 102-106, 122-123
- Slides: | html |
Thu, Oct 9, 2025
Hormones
- Read: MM pp 248-266
- Slides: | html |
Week 08
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Quiz 2; Evolution
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Development
- Read: MM pp 124-134, 145
- Slides: | html |
Week 09
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Exam 2 Review
- Slides: | html |
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
Tue, Dec 16, 2025
Exam 4 (Final), 4:40-6:30 pm in 114 Steidle