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Psychology 2470- Winter Term 2016

Course Outline Jan 5- Apr 5, 2016 Dr. Jennifer Stamp Tue & Thurs 11:35am-12:55pm Office # 2533 LSC 236 Phone 494-3432 Office Hours: Wed 12:00-2:00pm (or by appointment) e-mail: [email protected]

This lecture class examines the brain’s role in controlling experience and behaviour in both animals and humans. The course will focus on the functional anatomy of several psychological systems, in particular the brain pathways involved in sensation, perception, movement, motivation, mood, , , emotion, and language. There will be emphasis on recent research findings and understanding methodology for asking questions in neuroscience.

Course Prerequisites: Full year (two terms) of Introductory Psychology or Introductory Biology with a minimum of B- for each term. This course is restricted to Psychology & Neuroscience majors.

Required textbook: Bear, M.F., Connors, B.W., and Paradiso, M.A. (2016). Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 4th ed. Lippincott. (available at Dal Bookstore and online through publisher website) Note: 3rd edition also acceptable (but most recent edition is recommended)

Evaluation and Grades: You will be tested on 1) material from the text, 2) material from the lecture notes, 3) material presented in lectures but not included in the book or lecture notes. Grade assessment will be based on: • Two midterm exam worth 30 marks each • Ten online quizzes, lowest two marks dropped, worth 40 marks total The letter grade equivalents of numerical grades are shown below. Grades are final at the end of term and cannot be “bumped up” with extra work. A+ 90-100 B+ 77-79 C+ 65-69 D 50-54 A 85-89 B 73-76 C 60-64 F <50 A- 80-84 B- 70-72 C- 55-59

Assessments: Midterm and final exams will be short answer, multiple choice, and short essay format. Content is not cumulative from exam to exam. Format for quiz questions will vary and could include multiple choice, short answer, interpreting diagrams and images, and drawing structures and pathways. Quizzes are online and are due according to dates in the schedule. The worst two quiz marks will be dropped (including missed quizzes; if you miss more than two, come see me). There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes. Missed exams: If you miss an exam to illness or exceptional circumstances, you must contact the instructor within 24 hours with an acceptable explanation for the absence or you will receive a zero for the missed exam. With appropriate documentation, an alternative exam will be available within one week of the missed exam date. Snow/weather days: If an exam is cancelled due to weather, it will take place during the next regularly scheduled class.

Blackboard: Lecture notes (posted as pdfs) are available on Blackboard before each lecture, and are intended to supplement your own lecture notes rather than replace them so make sure that you take notes during lecture. Lecture recordings will be available shortly after the live lecture is finished and will be posted on Blackboard. It is recommended to watch the online lectures as soon as possible if you miss class, since the quizzes are frequent and are synchronized with the lecture schedule.

Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the major anatomical divisions of the brain and spinal cord. 2. Explain how lesioning and imaging studies allow us to determine the function of specific brain areas. 3. Describe how sensory information is represented at different levels of the nervous (from receptor to cortex). 4. Describe the role of the in voluntary and involuntary movement. 5. Explain the neural mechanisms involved in motivated behaviour such as feeding and . 6. Explain how the nervous system controls sleep and wakefulness. 7. Identify areas of the brain involved in emotional processing. 8. Explain how abnormal brain function contribute to psychological disorders and explain approaches used for treatment. 9. Describe how the nervous system develops from undifferentiated embryonic tissue. 10. Explain the role of different brain areas in different types of memory. Revised August 27, 2015 1

Weekly Topics and Readings: Winter 2015 Class Date Lecture #/Topic 4th ed Readings 3rd ed Quizzes Readings Due 11:59pm 1 Jan 01.Introduction/ Ch1: 3-22 Ch1: 3-21 5 2 Jan 02. I Ch7: 179-91 Ch7: 167-79 QUIZ 1: 7 History Friday Jan 8 3 Jan 03.Neuroanatomy II Ch7+Appendix: Ch7+Appendix: 12 205-47 192-233 4 Jan 04. I Ch9: 304-12; Ch9: 288-92; QUIZ 2: 14 319-26 + 298-304 + Neuroanatomy Ch10: 331-41 Ch10: 309-18 Friday Jan 15 5 Jan 05. Visual System II Ch 10: 341-67 Ch 10: 318-41 19 6 Jan 06.Audition I Ch 11: 369-403 Ch 11: 343-76 QUIZ 3: Vision 21 Friday Jan 22 7 Jan 07.Somatosensation I Ch 12: 415-30 Ch 12: 387-401 26 8 Jan 08.Somatosensation Ch 12: pp 430-52 Ch 12: 401-422 QUIZ 4: Audition 28 II Friday Jan 29 9 Feb 09.Motor Systems I Ch 14: 483-91 Ch 14: 451-9 2 10 Feb 10.Motor Systems II Ch 14: 491-505 Ch 14: 459-69 QUIZ 5: 4 Somatosensation Monday Feb 8 11 Feb EXAM REVIEW 9 12 Feb EXAM 1 Chapters 1, 7, 10- 11 12, & 14 13 Feb 12.Motivation I Ch 16: 551-66 Ch 16: 509-22 23 14 Feb 13.Motivation II Ch 16: 566-71 Ch 16: 522-27 25 15 Mar 14.Emotion I Ch 18: 615-30 Ch 18: 563-72 1 16 Mar 15.Emotion II Ch 18: 630-43 Ch 18: 572-83 QUIZ 6: 3 Motivation Friday Mar 4 17 Mar 16.Sleep I Ch 19: 645-58 Ch 19: 585-94 8 18 Mar 17.Sleep II Ch 19: 658-83 Ch 19: 594-616 QUIZ 7: Sleep 9 Monday Mar 14 19 Mar 18.Language I Ch 20: 685-94 Ch 20: 619; 15 635-42 20 Mar 19.Language II Ch 20: 694-718 Ch 20: 618-35 QUIZ 8: 17 Language Monday Mar 21 21 Mar 20.Mental Illness I Ch 22: 751-63 Ch 22: 661-72 22 22 Mar 21.Mental Illness II Ch 22: 763-80 Ch 22: 672-86 24 23 Mar 22.Neural Ch 7: 192-205 Ch 7: 178-92 QUIZ 9: Mental 29 Development Ch 23: 795-802 Ch 23: 697-704 Illness Wednesday Mar 30 24 Mar 23.Memory I Ch 24: 823-43 Ch 24: 725-41 31 25 Apr 24. Memory II Ch 24: 843-64 Ch 24: 741-59 QUIZ 10: Neural 5 Ch 25: 874-9 Ch 25: 776-84 Development Monday Apr 4 TBA EXAM 2 CHECK EXAM SCHEDULE Chapters 16, 18- 20, 22-24 (+ parts of 7 and 25) 2

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Revised August 27, 2015 3