PSYC 210 Behavioral Neuroscience Monday Aug 25 2014 Behavior Doesn t Just Happen The most important factor in the production of a behavior is your brain The goal of this course is to have you understand the biological basis of behavior Start by exploring the basic functions of the nervous system How is it organized and how does it work Proceed to higher levels of the brain and more complex behaviors Team Taught Course Assoc Prof Robert Wickesberg Prof Janice Juraska Course Coordinator Asst Prof Nu Chu Liang Asst Prof Roberto Galvez Syllabus August 25 Introduction 27 Functional Neuroanatomy 29 How Neurons Work September 1 Labor Day no class 3 More About How Neurons Work 5 Touch and Pain 8 Hearing The Ear All Readings On Compass Website 10 Processing of Auditory Information 12 Vision The Eye 15 Processing of Visual Information 17 Wrap Up and Review 19 First Exam Make up exam at 7 pm on Sept 29 ONLY if you are approved to take it Syllabus September October 22 Brain Development All 24 Brain Development Readings 26 Recovery from Damage 29 Aging 1 Evolution and Behavior Genetics 3 Sex 6 Sex 8 Sex 10 Sex 13 Wrap Up and review 15 Second Exam On Compass Website Make up exam at 7pm on Oct 27 ONLY if you are approved to take it Syllabus October 17 Touch Again All 20 Movement Readings 22 Movement On 24 Declarative Memory Compass 27 Declarative Memory Website 29 Procedural Memory 31 Limbic System 3 Consolidation 5 Neurological Disorders 7 Wrap Up and review 10 Third Exam Make up exam at 7 pm on Nov 18 ONLY if you are approved to take it Syllabus November 12 Chemical senses Smell All 14 Chemical Senses Taste Readings 17 Chemical Sense Guided Behavior 19 Feeding Compass 21 Feeding Website 22 30 December Thanksgiving Vacation no classes 1 Eating disorders 3 Biological Clocks 5 Biological Clocks 8 Sleep 10 Wrap Up and Review 19 Fourth Exam 10 AM in 100 Gregory Hall Conflict exam at 10 am on Dec 20 On Teaching Assistant The teaching assistant for the course is Shuo Kang His office is 781 Psychology His office hours are by appointment Email him at skang42 illinois edu Grades 4 multiple choice tests of 40 points each DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT CHEATING Grading A 36 40 B 32 35 C 28 31 D 24 27 Plus and minus grades are given only for the course grade Course Website Compass 2g website at https compass uiuc edu Use your net id to login Tips for Success Attend the lectures I m not used to taking a class you actually have to go to Pay attention and take notes No multitasking e g Facebook Read the assigned readings Ask questions In class At office hours In the review sessions Central Nervous System Brain Spinal cord generally does not regenerate Central Nervous System Brain Spinal cord generally does not regenerate Peripheral Nervous System regenerates after damage 12 cranial nerves Cranial Nerves Central Nervous System Brain Spinal cord generally does not regenerate Peripheral Nervous System regenerates after damage 12 cranial nerves spinal nerves divided into two parts Somatic voluntary muscles Autonomic sympathetic parasympathetic Autonomic Nervous System sympathetic division prepares for action Autonomic Nervous System parasympathetic division prepares body for restoration and relaxation Brain Membranes Cerebral Ventricles Big Brain Small Skull Gyrus Surface area of neocortex is about the size of a pillow case Crumple it up to make it fit Fissure or sulcus Across Neocortex Longitudinal Fissure Neocortex is the outer shell of the brain It is divided into two halves by the longitudinal fissure The right half of the brain processes information for the left half of the sensory world Regions of the Brain Directions Dorsal Anterior Posterior Ventral Anatomical Directions Regions of the Brain Plan Broca Where Wernicke What Output Input Bottom View of Brain Center of the Brain Longitudinal Fissure Dorsal Regions of the Brain Anterior Posterior Ventral Forebrain Thalamus Hypothalamus Cortex Hippocampus etc Midbrain Superior Colliculus Inferior Colliculus Tegmentum Periaqueductal Gray Hindbrain Pons Medulla Cerebellum Structures Within a Hemisphere The basal ganglia are involved in response learning The hippocampus part of the limbic system involved in place learning and perhaps binding