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Psy 4200: Physiological Psychology, Fall 2007 |
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Lecture Date |
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Lecture Topic click for lecture notes, readings, study questions, and useful links*. |
Lab (read the handout before the beginning of the lab). |
Assignments (due at beginning of lab) |
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8/27 |
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Neurons & Glia (Ch. 2) |
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| Introduction (Ch. 1) | ||||||||
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9/3 |
2 |
labor day (no classes) |
Human anatomy (ch 3) |
anatomy plates 1-2, 1-3, & 1-4 | ||||
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9/10 |
3 |
Resting & Action Potential (Ch. 2) |
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9/17 |
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Psychopharmacology (ch. 4) |
Graph a myelinated multipolar neuron and label all its parts |
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9/24 |
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Eating (nova video) |
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| "Stress, Trauma, & the Brain" (video) | ||||||||
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10/1 |
6 |
Exam |
Human Anatomy (Review here!) |
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10/8 |
7 |
Lab exam # 1 |
Graph and explain the effects of alcohol and amphetamines in the synaptic cleft, as seen here |
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10/15-19 |
8 |
Fall Break |
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10/22 |
9 |
Why sex? (PBS video on evolution) (VT4278 VHS) |
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| Biology of Sex & Gender (30 min video) | ||||||||
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10/29 |
10 |
more sex |
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11/5 |
11 |
Vision Lab, part 2 |
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11/12 |
12 |
Exam |
More Vision |
Deadline for withdrawing class 11/14 | ||||
| 11/19 | 13 | Attention | No class (thanksgiving) | |||||
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| Taste & Smell | ||||||||
| 11/26 | 14 | Video: The case of the frozen addict | Hearing Lab | anatomy plate 6-7 (ear) | ||||
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12/3 |
15 |
Memory |
Lab exam # 2 |
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12/10 |
16 |
nova video (13') |
review |
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| 17 | Final Exam - Saturday Dec 15th, 1.30-4.00 pm | |||||||
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due to time constraints we may not cover these topics explicitly, although we will talk about them in the context of other topics |
Neuro&LAW | |||||||
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Effects of Alcohol and Amphetamines in rats' exploratory behavior |
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*I have tried to find reliable info but cannot guarantee all
links lead to accurate information.
If a link doesn't work please contact diego.fernandezduque@villanova.edu
The schedule is tentative and subject to change. Changes will be announced in class.