Readings

Rosenzweig, Mark R., Leiman, Arnold L., and Breedlove, S. Marc, Biological Psychology, Third Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2001.

Watson, Neil V., Study Guide to accompany Biological Psychology, Second Edition. Sinauer, 1999.

Gazzaniga, Michael S., Ivry Richard B., and Mangun, George R., Cognitive Neuroscience. The Biology of the Mind. W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1998.

Nauta, Walle J.H., and Feirtag, Michael, Fundamental Neuroanatomy. Freeman, W.H., 1986. [Currently out of print]

Wolpert, Lewis, The Triumph of the Embryo. Oxford Univ. Press, 1991.

Introduction

Rosenzweig, "ch. 1, Biological psychology: scope and outlook", pp. 1-21. {2, 3}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 1, A brief history of cognitive neuroscience" , pp. 1-21. {3}

Introduction to Neuroanatomy

Rosenzweig, "ch. 2, Functional neuroanatomy", pp. 25-56. {4-5, 9-13}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 2a, The substrates of cognition", pp. 23-28.{4-5}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 3a, The methods of cognitive neuroscience", pp. 69-74. {4-5}

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 1, Early phylogeny; the great intermediate net", pp. 1-11. {7-8}

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 2, The neuron; some numbers", pp. 12-38. {4-6}

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 3, Anatomical divisions", pp. 39-49. {4-5, 7-13}

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 4, Axon tracing", pp. 50-61. {7}

Neural Units

Gazzaniga, "ch. 2b, The substrates of cognition", pp. 28-44.{5-6}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 3, Neurophysiology: conduction, transmission, and integration of neural signals", pp.55-85. {5-7}

Rosenzweig, "Appendix. Molecular biology: basic concepts and important techniques", pp. A-1 to A-8.

Rosenzweig, "ch.4, Psychopharmacology: neurotransmitters drugs, and behavior", pp.87-115. {5-7}

Evolution and Phylogeny; Organizational Principles

Rosenzweig, "ch. 8, General principles of sensory processing, touch…", pp. 213-235. {6, 10-11}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 6, Evolution of brain and behavior", pp. 149-175. {7-8}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 2c, The substrates of cognition", pp. 44-68. {9-10}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 3b, The methods of cognitive neuroscience", pp. 75-120. {3, 10-13, 20-38}

Non-neural Communication

Rosenzweig, "ch. 5, Hormones and behavior", pp. 117-146. {5, 11}

Neuroanatomy, continued: Development

Rosenzweig, "ch. 7, Life-span development of the brain and behavior", pp. 177-210. {15-18}

Wolpert, "ch. 2, Molding of form", pp. 11-28. {15-16}

Wolpert, "ch. 3, Pattern formation", pp. 31-58. {15-16}

Wolpert, "ch. 8, Wiring the brain", pp. 119-133. {16-17}

Wolpert, "ch. 14, Evolution", pp. 183-197. {9, 16}

Wolpert, "ch. 15, A programme for development", pp. 199-203. {16-17}

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 5-10a", pp. 63-143. {9-14}

Motor Control 1: Reflexes

Nauta & Feirtag, "ch. 7a, ... The motor system: Local motor apparatuses", pp. 91-94. {19-20}

Rosenzweig, "ch 11a, Movements and actions (part 1)", pp. 323-338. {19-20}

Bizzi, E. et al. (1995), "Modular organization of motor behavior in the frog’s spinal cord". Trends in Neuroscience, 18, pp. 442-446. {19}

Motor Control 2: Higher Systems

Rosenzweig, "ch. 11, Movements and actions (part 2)", pp. 338-359. {20-21}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 10, Motor control", pp. 371-421. {19-20}

Klawans Harold L., "Ch.2, Still smiling (Wilson’s disease)",  Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990), pp. 19-29. {21}

Klawans Harold L., "Ch. 5, The lizard (Parkinson’s disease)", Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990), pp. 53-65.

Klawans Harold L., "Ch. 15, The subject at risk (Huntington’s chorea)", Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990), pp. 140-150.

Klawans Harold L., "Ch. 16, She could have danced all night (Huntington’s chorea)", Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990),  pp. 151-157.

Klawans Harold L., "Ch. 18, The girl with dancing eyes (serotonin-induced myoclonus)", Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990),  pp. 165-173.

Motor Control 3: Rhythms of Central Origin

Rosenzweig, "Oscillatory circuits...", p. 80-81, pp. 346-349. {23}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 14, Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming", pp. 431-436. {23-24}

Dowling, John E., "ch. 10, Control of rhythmic motor behavior", Neurons and Networks, An Introduction to Neuroscience Univ. Press, 1992), pp. 217-237. {23-24}

Sensory Systems: General

Rosenzweig, "ch. 8a, General principles of sensory processing...", pp. 213-235 (review of previous reading). {26}

Sensory Systems: Vision, Audition, Somatic Sensations, Chemical Senses

Rosenzweig, " ch.10, Vision...", pp. 281-321. {26-30}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 9, Hearing, vestibular sensation...", pp. 247-269. {30, 31}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 8, ...Touch and pain", pp. 213-245. {33}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 9, ...Taste and smell", pp. 269-279. {33}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 4, Perception and encoding", pp. 121-161. {26, 29-33}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 5, Higher perceptual functions", pp. 163-205. {31-32}

Limbic System: Visceral Regulation, Regulation of Motivations and Emotional Behavior

Handout: two arousal systems (limbic and non-limbic). {32-33}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 12, Sex", pp. 363-398, also 139-140. {33-36}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 13, Homeostasis: active regulation of internal states", pp 399-432. {34-36}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 15, Emotions, aggression, and stress", pp. 469-501. {33, 34-36}

Cognitive Neuroscience

Rosenzweig, "ch. 17, Learning and memory: biological perspectives", pp. 537-570. {36-38}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 18, Learning and memory: neural mechanisms", pp. 571-605. {36-38}

Rosenzweig, "ch. 19, Language and cognition", pp. 607-642. {36-38}

Rosenzweig, "Afterward: The ever-changing brain", pp. 643-651. {36-38}

Gazzaniga, "ch. 7, 8, 9, 11." {36-38}

Abnormalities of Higher Control

Rosenzweig, "ch.16, Psychopathology: biological bases of behavior disorders", pp.503-534. {37-38}

Review

Rosenzweig, "Glossary, G-1 to G-26". (Students should know most of these terms by the end of the semester.) They are also on the CD that comes with your book.