Behavioral Neuroscience PSB 3340

Behavioral Neuroscience PSB3340
University of Florida
Department of Psychology
Gainesville, FL 32611-2250

section 3924, spring semester 2012
Tuesdays period 1 (7:25-8:15 a.m.)
Thursdays periods 1-2 (7:25-9:20 a.m.)
PSY room 130

Professor: Darragh P. Devine, Ph.D.
email: dpdevine@ufl.edu
phone: 273-2174
office: Psychology Building, rm 324
office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, period 3: 9:35 a.m. -10:25 a.m.
(or by appointment)

Teaching Assistant: Xiaomeng Yuan
e-mail: verabbit@ufl.edu
office: Psychology Building, rm 361
office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, period 7: 1:55 p.m. -2:45 p.m.
(or by appointment)

Required Textbook: Biological Psychology, 6th edition, 2010, by S.M. Breedlove, N.V. Watson, and M.R. Rosenzweig

This site contains images from the lectures for Behavioral Neuroscience (PSB3340, section 3924), and other associated materials.
Remember, the images and links are a supplement to class attendance, not a replacement.

Complete instructions for the use of this site are found at the bottom of this page


instructions

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the "Notes" files. If you do not have it you can download it from this link:

Bulletin Board:

Important Announcements will be posted here throughout the semester. New announcements are in bold font. Check back often:

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The answers are posted for test #1.
The grades are posted for test #1.

Undergraduate Research
Links are posted that provide lists of mentors for undergraduate research projects. One is for projects in the neurosciences. One is for projects in a broad variety of science disciplines. You are also encouraged to speak to advisers in the Psychology Advising Office (near front door of Psychology building) for information about research projects that may be available in the Psychology Department.

IMPACT Autism @ UF

organization for students who are interested in learning more about autism, volunteering and raising funds for programs that support individuals with disabilities in Gainesville

Facebook under "IMPACT autism @ UF" or

www.impactautismuf.org

Neuroscience Club

organization for students who are interested in learning more about neuroscience

http://www.freewebs.com/neuroscienceclub/


Extramural Neuroscience Research/Internship Opportunities for Undergraduates
IDS Neuroscience Major - List of Faculty Mentors for Undergraduate Research Projects
HHMI "Science for Life" - List of Faculty Mentors for Undergraduate Research Projects


Syllabus (revised Jan 20, 2012)
Grades at E-Learning
Annotated answers to test #1: TEST FORM A TEST FORM B
Annotated answers to test #2: (will be posted after test #2)
Annotated answers to test #3: (will be posted after test #3)
Annotated answers to test #4: (will be posted after test #4)

Part 1:


Chapter	Notes Pages	Self-Test Study Guides	Interesting Links
Chapter 1: Biological Psychology: Scope and Outlook	Chapter 1 - notes [big version]	Chapter 1 - self-test	Human Genome Project Mendelian Genetics NIH Animal Care and Use ALF attacks UCLA Professor UCLA Professor quits research anti-Body Shop Foundation for Biomedical Research Center for Consumer Freedom Animal Activists - 1 Animal Activists - 2 Animal Activists - 3
Chapter 2: Functional Neuroanatomy: The Nervous System and Behaviour	Chapter 2 - notes [big version]	Chapter 2 - self-test	Brain Sections A Guided Tour of the Human Brain and Body Human Brain MRI Images Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection Brain Facts (# of neurons, glia, etc.)
Chapter 3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals	Chapter 3 - notes [big version]	Chapter 3 - self-test	Action Potentials Kinesins and Dyneins Harvard Cell Animation

Part 2:


Chapter	Notes Pages	Self-Test Study Guides	Interesting Links
Chapter 4: The Chemical Bases of Behaviour: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology	Chapter 4 - notes [big version]	Chapter 4 - self-test	Drugs, Brains, and Behavior Treatment for Drug Addiction Alcohol Anabolic Steroids Club Drugs (MDMA, ketamine, GHB...) Cocaine Ecstasy (MDMA) Heroin Inhalants Marijuana (THC) Methamphetamine (speed) Nicotine Phencyclidine (PCP)
Note: additional chapter notes, study guides, etc. will be posted later
Chapter 5: Hormones and the Brain	Chapter 5 - notes [big version]	Chapter 5 - self-test	The Endocrine Society
Chapter 6: Evolution of the Brain and Behaviour	Chapter 6 - notes [big version]	Chapter 6 - self-test	Understanding Evolution Evolution programs on PBS
Chapter 7: Lifespan Development of the Brain and Behaviour	Chapter 7 - notes [big version]	Chapter 7 - self-test

Part 3:


Chapter	Notes Pages	Self-Test Study Guides	Interesting Links
Chapter 8: General Principals of Sensory Processing	Chapter 8 - notes [big version]	Chapter 8 - self-test
Note- We are skipping chapter 9
Chapter 10: Vision: From Eye to Brain	Chapter 10 - notes [big version]	Chapter 10 - self-test	Ocular dominance Night Blindness (nyctalopia) Moon Illusion Physics and Physiology of Colour and Colour Vision mantis shrimp colour blindness Black lights and fluorescence
Chapter 11: Motor Control and Plasticity	Chapter 11 - notes [big version]	Chapter 11 - self-test	Parkinson's Disease Michael J. Fox Foundation Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Huntington's Disease Spinal Cord Injury Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Michael J. Fox interview video
Chapter 12: Sex: Evolutionary, Hormonal, and neural Bases	Chapter 12 - notes [big version]	Chapter 12 - self-test
Chapter 13: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of Internal States	Chapter 13 - notes [big version]	Chapter 13 - self-test
Chapter 14: Biological Rhythms, Sleep and Dreaming	Chapter 14 - notes [big version]	Chapter 14 - self-test

Some Favourite Readings


Topic	Author	Title
Case reports of clinical neurology	Oliver Sacks	Awakenings
	Oliver Sacks	An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
	Oliver Sacks	A Leg to Stand On
	Oliver Sacks	The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
	Oliver Sacks	Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf
	Harold Klawans	Toscanini's Fumble and Other Tales of Clinical Neurology
	Harold Klawans	Newton's Madness: Further Tales of Clinical Neurology
	Harold Klawans	Strange Behavior: Tales of Evolutionary Neurology
Autobiographies	Michael J. Fox	Lucky Man
	Christopher Reeve	Still Me
Essays on natural history and science	James Gorman	The Man With No Endorphins and Other Reflections on Science
	Stephen Jay Gould	Bully for Brontosaurus
	Stephen Jay Gould	Hen's Teeth and Horses Toes
	Stephen Jay Gould	Wonderful Life
	Stephen Jay Gould	Dinosaur in a Haystack
Update on Darwinian theory of evolution	Richard Dawkins	The Selfish Gene
Evolution of humans	Richard Leakey	Origins
	Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin	Origins Reconsidered
Explanation of the neurobiology of stress in lay terms	Robert Sapolsky	Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers


Additional links
*PubMed*	*Society for Neuroscience*	*American Psychological Association*	*National Institutes of Health*
*The Devine laboratory web site*

Instructions for use of materials on this site:

1. If you wish to look at the images from lectures for any chapter, simply click on the link for "notes pages" that chapter, and the images will appear in your browser window. You will need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the notes for each chapter (see top of page to get a free copy of Acrobat Reader). You may also print the notes pages so you can bring them to class and write your notes directly on these pages.

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