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Psy 4200: Physiological Psychology, Fall 2009 |
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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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8/24 |
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Neurons & Glia (Ch. 2) |
Fill in
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questionnaire
Color Plates 1.1 to 1.5 |
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| Introduction (Ch. 1) | ||||||||
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8/31 |
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Memory |
Human anatomy (ch 3) |
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9/7 |
3 |
labor day (no classes) |
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9/14 |
4 |
Resting & Action Potential (Ch. 2) |
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9/21 |
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Psychopharmacology (ch. 4) |
catching up & review |
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9/28 |
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Exam 1 |
The case of the frozen addict (video) |
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10/5 |
7 |
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| "Stress, Trauma, & the Brain" (video) | ||||||||
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10/12-16 |
8 |
Fall Break |
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10/19 |
9 |
Reproductive Behavior (ch. 10) Biology of Sex & Gender (30 min video) |
Why sex? (PBS video on evolution) (VT4278 VHS) |
article (Slate) |
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10/26 |
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11/2 |
11 |
Vision Lab, part 2 |
Deadline for withdrawing class 11/11 |
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11/9 |
12 |
Exam 2 | Hearing Lab | anatomy plate 6-7 (ear) | ||||
| Touch_Taste_Lab | ||||||||
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| 11/16 | 13 | Audition | Lab Exam | |||||
| Taste & Smell | ||||||||
| 11/23 | 14 | TBA | No class (thanksgiving) | diego out of town 19-23 (psychonomics, sjdm) | ||||
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11/30 |
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Psychopathology |
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12/7 |
16 |
nova video (13') |
review |
Wed Dec 9th, last day of classes |
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| 12/12 | 17 | Final Exam Saturday Dec 12th 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 |
Drug Abuse | Effects of Alcohol and Amphetamines in rats' exploratory behavior | .Instructor's Manual | |||||
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| Eating (nova video) | Learning and Fear Lab | Media | ||||||
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Graph and explain the effects of alcohol and amphetamines in the synaptic cleft, as seen here |
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* 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.