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Spring, 2008. Click
on the lecture topic below to get the 1) key concepts, 2) lecture objectives,
3) lecture outline, 4) study questions, and 5) additional information
available on the Internet. Remember that the key concepts and lecture
outlines are no substitute for the notes obtained by attending the lectures. |
| DATE |
LECTURE AND FILM TOPICS |
TEXT |
| January 15 | Introduction: Some Perspectives on Behavior | Chapter 1 |
| January 17 | Structure/Function of Nervous System Cells | Chapter 2 |
| January 22 | Plasma Membrane & Membrane Potentials | Chapter 2 |
| January 24 | Neuronal Physiology | Chapter 2 |
| January 29 | Central Nervous System: Form and Function | Chapter 3 |
| January 31 | Central Nervous System continued... | |
| February 5 | Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology | Chapter 4 |
| February 7 | Methods and Strategies of Research | Chapter 5 |
| February 12 | Methodologies continued... | |
| February 14 | Vision | |
| February 19 | MIDSEMESTER EXAM #1 | |
| February 21 | Vision continued... | Chapter 6 |
| February 26 | Auditory, Chemical, and Special Senses | |
| February 28 | Auditory, Chemical & Special Senses continued... | Chapter 7 |
| March 4 | Motor Systems: Control of Movement and Behavior | |
| March 6 | Motor Systems continued... | Chapter 8 |
| March 11 | Endocrine Physiology and Sex Determination | Chapter 10 |
| March 13 | Reproduction and Sexual Behavior | Chapter 10 |
| March 18 | Reproduction continued... | |
| March 20 | Animal Territoriality and Aggressive Behavior | p. 348-359 |
| March 23-28 | Spring Break | |
| April 1 | Ingestive Behaviors | Chapter 12 |
| April 3 | MIDSEMESTER EXAM #2 (Covers "Vision" through "Reproduction and Sexual Behavior") | |
| April 8 | Seasonality, Biological Clocks, and Sleep | Chapter 9 |
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April 10 |
Seasonality, Clocks, and Sleep continued... | |
| April 15 | Seasonality, Clocks, and Sleep continued... | |
| April 17 | Animal Migration and Navigation | Handout |
| April 22 | Learning and Memory in Animals | Chapter 13 |
| April 24 | Learning and Memory continued... | |
| April 29 | Learning and Memory continued... | |
| May 1 | MIDSEMESTER EXAM #3 | |
| May 3 | FINAL EXAM at 7:30-10:00 am in the classroom | Study
Questions for the Final |
