Welcome to Physiological Psychology

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 830:313  INSTRUCTOR:  Dr. Mark West  Busch Psychology Bldg. Room 225  phone 445-2419  email me Office hours: following lecture or by appointment any time

REQUIRED TEXT  Package at New Jersey Books includes: Physiology of Behavior by Neil Carlson, 9th Edition Study Guide (both CD and paperback) Brain Atlas for 830:313 (booklet and study guide are included with textbook)

To view more brain pics, click here (optional)	Exam scores and final grade (click here for SAS Gradebook) Your final grade will be determined from the average of your numeric scores on the three exams.  These averages will be curved and will be shown with your final grade.
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TOPIC (each row corresponds to a class period)	ASSIGNED READING IN CARLSON'S TEXT	IMPORTANT FIGURES     IN CARLSON'S TEXT
Introduction	Ch. 1 p. 5-7, split brains;  p. 12-14, doctrine of specific nerve energies;  p. 19-22, evolution of large brains; p. 23-24, ehtics of research;  p. 26-27, strategies for learning	Figs. in Ch. 1: 3, 4, 9, 19 (i.e.,1.3, 1.4, 1.9)
The Neuron	Ch. 2	Figs. in Ch. 2: 1,  4, 5
Synaptic Transmission	Ch. 2	Figs. in Ch. 2: 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Neurophysiology	Ch. 2	Figs. in Ch. 2: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
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Neuroanatomy Click here for Handout #1 (required)	Ch. 3  (Skip p. 77-82 on brain development and evolution) Bring BRAIN ATLAS to class for all Neuroanatomy lectures	Figs. in Ch. 3: 1, 2, 3,  13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26 (Figures in Brain Atlas will be described in class.)
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EXAM I     Monday, Feb. 25	EXAM I	EXAM I
Psychopharmacology Click here for Handout #2 (required) and use Table 4.4 to help you fill out the handout)	Ch. 4 p. 103 -129 (read up to "Lipids" p. 129)	Figs. in Ch. 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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Psychopharmacology	Ch. 16 p. 551-562, Schizophrenia	Fig. in Ch 16: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Film on reserve at Livingston Library Media Center, downstairs	"The Case of the Frozen Addict"	Questions will be in Exam 2 regarding film.
Research Methods	Ch. 5
Visual System	Ch. 6 p. 171-173, anatomy;  178-180, coding (skip coding of color); 185-186, analysis;  189-190, modular organization	Figs. in Ch. 6: 6, 13, 14, 16, 23
Auditory, Somatosensory, Vestibular Systems	Ch. 7 p. 211-214, the stimulus and anatomy;  216-224, pathway, pitch, loudness, location;  (no need to memorize new anatomical terms in sensory systems)	Figs. in Ch. 7: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 26, 27, 31
Motor System	Ch. 8  p. 264-270, control of movement;  275-277, descending pathways	Figs. in Ch. 8: 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18
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EXAM II     Monday, Apr. 7	EXAM II	EXAM II
Emotion	Ch. 11 p. 363-367	Figs. in Ch. 11: 2, 3.
Emotion	Ch. 13 p. 450-452 classical conditioning	Figs. in Ch. 13: 23, 24, 25
Learning & Memory	Ch. 13 p. 431-440, nature of learning, plasticity; 450-465, 469-474, classical, instrumental conditioning, relational learning	Figs. in Ch. 13: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42
Drug Abuse	Ch. 18 p. 615-631	Figs. in Ch. 18: 11,15,16
Affective Disorders	Ch. 16 p. 568-574, description, heritability, treatments, monoamines;  576-581, 5-HT transporter, circadian rhythyms	Figs. in Ch. 16:  17, 19, 27, 28, 29
Anxiety and Stress Disorders	Ch. 17 p. 585-593, anxiety, OCD;  601-612, stress disorders, psychoneuroimmunology (no need to memorize immune cell types)	Figs. in Ch. 17: 1, 2, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 Figs. in Ch. 3 (review): 20, 26
EXAM III    Thur, May 8, 8:00 AM	EXAM III	EXAM III

Three exams of equal weight consist of multiple choice and diagram questions. Bring #2 pencils to mark your Scantron sheets. Exam scores will be the only determinants of your grade; no credit will be given for extra work.  Missing an exam will not be excused, except in an emergency (provide written documentation, such as a physician's note);  notify the professor on or before the exam date. (Make-up exams are difficult.) The best ways to succeed are to read each assignment before attending the corresponding lecture, print the power point lecture beforehand for taking class notes, study the textbook and apply yourself intensively to the study guide.  Paying attention in every lecture will improve your grade significantly.  It is important to keep on schedule with reading assignments because of the amount of material, and because some chapters are more difficult than others. This will be an in-depth, difficult course aimed at the highest undergraduate level.

Academic Integrity: Ethical conduct is the obligation of all students and faculty. Any involvement with cheating will be reported to the Dean's Office and can result in expulsion from the University.