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Psy 4200: Physiological Psychology, Spring 2007 |
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Lecture Date |
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Lecture Topic click for lecture notes, readings, study questions, and useful links*. |
Lab (you should read the handout before the beginning of the lab). |
Assignments (due at beginning of lab) Announcements |
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Fill in this questionnaire |
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| Introduction (Ch. 1) | |||||||||
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1/22 |
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Neurons & Glia (Ch. 2) |
Human anatomy (ch 3) |
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1/29 |
3 |
Psychopharmacology (ch. 4) |
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| Eating (nova video) | |||||||||
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2/5 |
4 |
Drug Abuse |
Graph and explain the effects of alcohol and amphetamines in the synaptic cleft, as seen here |
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2/12 |
5 |
catching up |
Graph a myelinated multipolar neuron and label all its parts (see figure in textbook) |
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2/19 |
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Exam |
Anatomy Review (Review here!) |
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2/26 |
7 |
"Stress, Trauma, & the Brain" (video) |
Lab exam # 1 |
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| Introduction to Sensory Systems | |||||||||
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3/5-9 |
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Fall Break |
Fall Break |
Fall Break |
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3/12 |
9 |
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3/19 |
10 |
Vision (part 2) |
bring last week's handout |
Lab meets at 10.20 am in Tolentine 301 |
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3/26 |
11 |
Visual Attention | |||||||
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4/2 |
12 |
Exam |
No class (Easter) |
Deadline for withdrawing class 4/4 |
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| 4/9 | 13 | No class (Post Easter) | Video: The case of the frozen addict (JDM) | ||||||
| 4/16 | 14 | Memory | Anatomy Review | ||||||
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4/23 |
15 |
Lab exam # 2 |
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4/31 |
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Reproductive Behavior (May 2) |
video: Biology of Sex & Gender (30 min) |
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| 17 | Final Exam - Tuesday may 8th, 10.45-1.15 | ||||||||
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due to time constraints we will not cover these topics explicitly, although we will talk about them in the context of other topics |
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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.