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Syllabus

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SESSION # TOPICS READINGS
1 History and goals of brain-behavior studies, 1 Mackay, "The bankruptcy of Determinism. New Scientist, 2", (1970), pp. 24-26. [1]
2 History and goals, 2 Rosenzweig, "ch. 1, Biological psychology: scope and outlook", pp. 1-21. {2, 3}
3 History and goals, 3

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

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

4 Goals: current theory and methods

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

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

5

Primitive cellular mechanisms
Expression in neurons

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}

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

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

6 Neuronal conduction and transmission Rosenzweig, "ch. 8, General principles of sensory processing, touch…", pp. 213-235. {6, 10-11}
7 Transmission at synapses (concluded)
Neuroanatomical techniques

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

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

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

8 Intro to “CNS”and its evolution
S-R theory vs role of endogenous activity
9

Notes on evolution
Primitive mammalian brain outline
Reflex and Cerebellar channels

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

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

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

10 Subdivisions of embryonic brain
Channels of conduction: lemniscal channels
Transection effects and diaschisis concept
11 Transections, functions, species differences
Neocortex, neo-lemniscus, and corticospinal pathways
12 Spinal cord anatomy
Autonomic N.S.
Otto Loewi’s discovery
13 Hindbrain and midbrain pictures
14 Midbrain and forebrain pictures
15 Neuroanatomy review. Intro to 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}

16 Migration – types
Axon growth stages introduced

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

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

17

Axon growth: developmental factors

18 Developmental factors
Collateral sprouting and true regeneration
19 Motor 1: spinal cord organization, withdrawal reflex

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

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

Gazzaniga, "ch. 10, Motor control", pp. 371-421. {19-21}

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

20 Motor 2: stretch reflexes
Spinal plasticity
Rosenzweig, "ch. 11, Movements and actions (part 2)", pp.338-359. {20-21}
21 Motor 3: descending pathways
Lawrence and Kuypers experiments (film)

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. {21}

Klawans, Harold L, "Ch. 15, The subject at risk (Huntington’s chorea)", Newton’s madness, further tales of clinical neurology, (1990), pp. 140-150. {21}

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. {21}

Klawans, Harold L, "Ch. 18, The girl with dancing eyes (serotonin-induced myoclonus)", pp. 165-173. {21}

  MIDTERM EXAM
22 Rhythmic output and timing in motor control

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

Rosenzweig, "ch. 14, Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming", pp. 431-465. {23-24}

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

23 Continued: model of breathing mechanism
Activity and sleep rhythms
24 Sleep and waking
Video showing Wm Dement, narcoleptics, etc.
25 Habituation and novelty responses

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

26 Visual system 1: neuroanatomy
Ablation effects

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

27 Visual system 2: Ablation effects

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

28 Visual system 3: Ablations, concluded
Physiology of retina
29

Visual system 4: Retina, LGB, and further (ref. to readings)

Gazzaniga, "ch. 5, Higher perceptual functions", pp. 163-205. {30-33}
30 Visual system, concluded
Auditory system
Rosenzweig, "ch. 9, Hearing, vestibular sensation...", pp. 247-269. {31-32}
31 Audition concluded
32 Pain and the midbrain central gray area

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

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

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

Rosenzweig, "ch. 9, ...Taste and smell", Page 4 of 5 pp. 269-279. {33}

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

33 Hypothalamus and feeding. Rosenzweig, "ch. 13, Homeostasis: active regulation of internal states", pp 399-432. {34-36}
34 Drive vs. reward; agonistic behavior and neuroethology
35 New theory: animats
Affective synthetic characters and action selection

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}

36 Higher functions: human nature and neuroscience Rosenzweig, "ch.16, Psychopathology: biological bases of behavior disorders", pp.503-534. {37-38}
37 Human nature and neuroscience, conclusion
38

Review
Question-and-answer sessions

Rosenzweig: "Glossary, G-1 to G-26". (Students should know most of these terms by the end of the semester).
FINAL EXAM

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