Psychology Dept. Office : 2007 Percival Stern Hall, phone # 865-5331

Teaching Assistant : Arleen Cerbone, 3069 Stern, acerbon@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu

Course Description, Goals, and Objectives

Prerequisite: Psyc 100 or 101. Lectures cover the function and structure of the nervous system and the role of brain activity in the regulation of behavior. This course provides psychology majors with a first exposure to the biological bases of behavior and is not recommended for students who have taken other courses in this area of study.

Upon successful completion of Brain & Behavior, the student should have an understanding of basic neurobiological concepts, including neural and synaptic transmission, mechanisms of drug and hormone action, functional neuroanatomy, and behavior.

Students in Brain & Behavior are offered the opportunity to sign up for a one-credit course in service learning (Psych 389-06). (Call # 22700)

Text: Biological Psychology, 6th edition, by James W. Kalat, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company

Grades : The following grading scale will be used :

Two Quizzes	12.5 % each	total = 25 %
Two Hourly Exams	25 % each	total = 50 %
Final Exam		total = 25%
	TOTAL	100 %

Tulane Honor Code
Students are expected to adhere to the principles of the Tulane Honor Code. Any violations of this code will not be tolerated. If a student is unsure of how a particular assignment if affected by the honor code, it is his or her responsibility to consult the instructor. Copies of the Tulane Honor Code should be obtained from the Newcomb or Tulane Dean's Offices. Also see some examples of Plagiarism and Inappropriate Citations.

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Tentative Syllabus
Date	Topic	Chapters, Pages in Kalat
Sept. 1	Introduction	p. 1-3, Ch. 1, 124-127
	Cells of the Nervous System	p. 23-34
Sept. 8, 15	The Nerve Impulse	p. 35-45
Fri. Sept. 17, Noon, 241 Boggs Bldg Psychology Colloquium	Dr. Anne Foundas Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurology Tulane University Medical School	"Anatomical Asymmetries and Morphology: Are There Differences Between Men and Women?"
Sept. 15, 22	Synaptic Transmission	p. 47-64
Sept. 22	Quiz #1	Sample Questions
Sept. 29	Drugs	p. 65 - 75, 194-8
Oct. 4 last day to drop class without record
Oct. 6	Neuroanatomy	p. 77-100, 114, 192-3, 215-226, 233-9
	Neuroanatomy Study Slides	Human Neuroanatomy Web Sites
	Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection	Neuroanatomy Atlases of Animals
	Brain Facts and Figures
Oct. 13	EXAM I	Neuroscience Online Exams and Tutorials
Fri. Oct 15, Noon, 105 Boggs Bldg Psychology Colloquium	Dr. James Zadina Departments of Medicine and Neuroscience Tulane University Medical School and V. A. Medical Center	"Neurobiology of Endomorphins"
Oct. 20	Methods for Studying the Nervous System & Behavior	p. 101-111, 17-21 Use of Animals in Research
Oct. 20, 27	Learning and Memory	Ch. 13
	Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition	Memory Quiz
	Learning and Memory (journal)	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (journal)
	Cognitive Neuroscience Society	Types of Amnesia
Nov. 1 last day to drop class	Psychological Tests of Learning and Memory
Nov. 3	Quiz #2	Sample Neuroanatomy Qs
Nov. 3, 10	Biological Rhythms & Sleep	Ch 9
	Sleep Disorders	Biological Rhythms Tutorial
	Circadian Rhythms Tutorial	Location of Mammalian Biological Clock
	Alertness and Fatique Tutorial	Health Effects of Shiftwork Tutorial
	Take the Lark and Owl Test	The Post-Lunch Dip
	Publications about Human Alertness	Sleep and Sleep Disorders Tutorial
	Sleep Home Pages	Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
	Dream Links	NSF Center for Biological Timing
	Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
Nov. 17	EXAM II	Neuroscience Online Exams and Tutorials
Nov. 24	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY	No Class
		Dr. Wee's Internet Exercise
Dec. 1, 8	Hormones & Sexual Behavior	Ch 11, p. 206
	Environmental Estrogens	Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

The FINAL EXAM is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999, 6-10 pm

Some Web Sites of Interest to Brain & Behavior Students :

Service Learning at Tulane

Biological Psychology Dictionary

Neurosciences on the Internet

WWW Virtual Library Neurosciences

Journal of Neuroscience

Society for Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience

Yahoo Neurosciences

Human Brain Project

Neuroscience for Kids

Hot Links for Psychology

Whole Brain Atlas

Tulane Psychology Homepage

Schedule of Fall 1999 Psychology Department Colloquia

Dr. Wee's homepage

Tulane's homepage