Advanced Psychobiology
Spring, 2004 Schedule

Projects this semester:

  1. Sex hormone effects on behavior in chicks
  2. DMG effects on cognitive processing in humans
  3. Behavioral effects of lesioning vocal control nuclei in chicks
  4. Memory disruption effects of scopalamine in rats
WEEK 1: Jan 12-16
Class: Introductions and overview of the course
Lab: Neuroscience on the World Wide Web
Assignment: Read testosterone abstracts; inject chicks

WEEK 2: Jan 19-23
Class: Electrical properties of neurons
Lab: Animal care and use; assign chicks to treatment groups; schedule injections
Assignment: Inject chicks

WEEK 3: Jan 26-30
Class: Chemical events at the synapse
Lab: Conduct pilot surgeries on chicks
Assignment: Continue to inject EB project animals

WEEK 4: Feb 2 & 4
Class: Neuropharmacology/Psychopharmacology
Lab: EXAM 1
Assignment: Continue to inject EB project animals

WEEK 5: Feb 9 & 11
Class: Research methods in psychobiology
Lab: Test project animals
Assignment: Write MPA style abstract of class research project

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WEEK 10: Mar 16 & 18
SPRING BREAK: No Classes

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WEEK 12: Mar 30 & Apr 1 & 3
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WEEK 13: Apr 6 & 8
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WEEK 15: Apr 20 & 22
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WEEK 16: Apr 27
Class: Course Wrap-up

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