COGSCI 107C SYLLABUS

WEEK

DATE

TOPIC

READINGS

1

4/3

4/5

Class Announcements and Introduction

Anatomy Rapid Review

 

 

Neuroanatomy Tutorial Website

 

2

4/10

4/12

Hypothalamus and Basic Needs

NO CLASS ON THURSDAY

Review Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Systems

Background Reading: Text Chapter 34.Just read summaries and review diagrams.

3

4/17

4/19

Stress (ANS, CNS, and Cognition)

Circadian Rhythms

QUIZ 1 IN SECTION

Text Ch. 35, p. 928-933, Ch. 40 p. 1031-1036, Biology of Being Frazzled

Text Ch. 41, Focus on SCN function (read remainder as overview)

4

4/24

4/26

Sleep

Sleep Disorders

Text Chapter 42

Sleep Inspires Insight

5

5/1

5/3

Sleep and Cognition

Motivation and Reward

QUIZ 2 IN SECTION

Sleep1, Sleep2, Awake1

Text Chapter 43

 

6

5/8

5/10

Reward and Drug Addiction

MIDTERM (IN CLASS)

Study Questions: Set One

Study Questions: Set Two

Text Chapter 44

7

5/15

5/17

“Motor Circuits” and Cognition

Anatomy and Neurochemistry of Attention

Text Chapter 31, Graybeil Article (preferable to text)

Text Chapter 49

 

8

5/22

5/24

 

Spatial Processing

Basic Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

QUIZ 3 IN SECTION

Text Chapter 50

 

9

5/29

 

5/31

Learning and Memory &

More Memory and Amnesia

Alzheimer’s Disease

Text Chapter 51

Text Chapter 51

 

10

6/5

6/7

Study Time

The Frontal Cortex

QUIZ 4 IN SECTION

Text Chapters 53 and 54

FINAL

 6/14

Thursday, June 14th (3:00 to 6:00)

BE SURE TO BRING FOOD AND WATER!

GRADUATION FOR SENIORS!!!!

FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS!!!