Course: PSY 3300 - Biopsychology
Instructor: James E. Horton
Office: 131Smiddy Hall
Phone: 328-0136
Email:
Web page: http://people.uvawise.edu/jeh2b
Office Hours: Posted on Web Site
Textbook: (Required) Mark R. Rosenzweig, Arnold L. Leiman, & S. Marc Breedlove, (1999). Biological Psychology:
An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, and Clinical Neuroscience (4th ed.). Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts.
Course Objectives:
This course will introduce the student to the basic concepts, principles, and theories of biological correlates of behavior. The student should emerge from this class with a basic understanding in the following areas:
1. The student should emerge with a basic concept of functional neuroanatomy and understand how the nervous system impacts behavior.
2. The student should have a basic knowledge and understanding of neurophysiology.
3. The student should acquire a basic understanding of the impact of psychopharmacology and neuroendrocrinology and how they impact behavior.
4. The student should gain a basic understanding of modality-specific sensory and perceptual processing.
5. The student should gain a perspective of neurophysiological integration with regulation of behavior, emotion and mental disorders.
6. The student should gain an introductory knowledge and understanding of the area of neuropsychology and the emerging field of cognitive neuroscience.
7. The student should gain an introductory knowledge of the biological and neural mechanisms of learning.
8. The student should gain a basic understanding of neural mechanisms of addiction.
Class Attendance:
Each student is expected to attend class regularly. Attendance will be taken regularly. It is very important for you to attend every class. If extreme circumstances cause you to miss more than one class, you should contact me immediately.
Class Participation:
Each student is expected to read the assigned material prior to coming to class and be prepared to discuss the material in the textbook, ask questions to clarify understanding, and participate in discussions involving current research that is not included in the textbook.
Exams:
There will be a mid-term exam and a final exam.
Homework Assignments:
There will be homework assignments, as determined by the instructor, designed to prepare the student for forthcoming lectures.
Honor Code:
The Honor Code of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is fully supported and each student in this class will be treated as a responsible and honest adult. Violations of the Honor Code will be prosecuted through the Honor Court.
Grading:
Grades will be based on the mid-term exam, the final exam, homework assignments, and class participation.
Section Exams (7) 100%
Special Accommodations: ADA: All students with disabilities requiring accommodations should present the appropriate paperwork from the ADA Coordinator (Faculty Accommodation Notice). It is the student’s responsibility to present this paperwork in a timely fashion and follow up with the instructor about the accommodations being offered. Accommodations for test-taking (e.g. extended time) should be arranged at least 3 class days before an exam. If you are not registered with the Disability Services, please do so as soon as possible by contacting the ADA Coordinator (Zehmer Hall, Office 152, 328-0177).
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Tabitha Smith, title IX Coordinator
Office of Compliance and Conduct
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Wise, VA 24293
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Tentative Schedule and Reading Assignments:
Date Chapter Title
8/24 Syllabus
8/29 1 Biological Psychology: Scope and Outlook
2 Functional Neuroanatomy: The Nervous System and Behavior
3 Neurophysiology: Conduction, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
8/31 4 Psychopharmacology: Neurotransmitters, Drugs, and Behavior
9/5 2 Functional Neuroanatomy: The Nervous System and Behavior
9/7 3 Neurophysiology: Conduction, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
Quiz 1
9/12 4 Psychopharmacology: Neurotransmitters, Drugs, and Behavior
9/14 Quiz 2
9/19 5 Hormones and Behavior
9/21 Quiz 3
9/26 6 Evolution of Brain and Behavior
9/28 7 Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior
10/3 8 General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain
10/5 8 General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain
10/10-10/12 SEMESTER BREAK
10/17 Quiz 4
10/19 9 Hearing, Vestibular Perception, Taste, and Smell
10/24 9 Hearing, Vestibular Perception, Taste, and Smell
10/26 10 Vision: From Eye to Brain
10/31 10 Vision: From Eye to Brain
11/2 Quiz 5
11/8 16 Psychopathology: Biological Bases of Behavior Disorders
11/9 16 Psychopathology: Biological Bases of Behavior Disorders
11/14 Quiz 6
11/16 17 Learning and Memory: Biological Perspectives
11/21 17 Learning and Memory: Biological Perspectives
11/23 THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/28 18 Learning and Memory: Neural Mechanisms
11/30 18 Learning and Memory: Neural Mechanisms
12/5 Quiz 7
12/7 Outside Readings – Neural Mechanisms of Addiction