BCSC 110: Lecture Schedule
Lecture slides will be made available on Blackboard. Slides are not intended to be a substitute for class attendance or reading. Suggested readings are listed from Pinel and Barnes, Biopsychology, 11th edition.
Only students who are enrolled in the course may access materials online. You must be logged into Blackboard to download these files.
The following schedule is tentative, depending on the amount of material covered in each class.
Date
Topic
Suggested Reading
08/27
Introduction/Research Methods
Ch 1 & Ch 5
08/29
Cells of the Nervous System
Ch 3
09/03
Nervous System Development
and Organization
Ch 3 and Ch 9
09/05
Structures of the Brain
Ch 3
09/10
Neural Conduction
Ch 4
09/12
Synaptic Transmission
Ch 4
09/17
UNIT EXAM ONE: Foundations of Biopsychology
09/19
Visual System: Peripheral
Ch 6
09/24
Visual System: Central
Ch 6
09/26
Auditory System
Ch 7
10/01
Somatosensory System
Ch 7
10/03
Chemical Senses
Ch 7
10/08
Sensorimotor System: Cortex
Ch 8
10/10
Sensorimotor System: Sub-cortical
Ch 8
10/15
Fall Break – No Class
10/17
UNIT EXAM TWO: Sensory and Motor Systems
10/22
Sleep and Dreaming
Ch 14
10/24
Thermoregulation and Water Balance
Ch 12
10/29
Hunger and Satiety
Ch 12
10/31
Hormones and Sex
Ch 13
11/05
Language and Speech
Ch 16
11/07
Learning and Memory
Ch 11
11/12
UNIT EXAM THREE: Basic Motivations
11/14
Intelligence, Personality and Morality
11/19
Reward and Addiction
Ch 15
11/21
Emotion and Stress
Ch 17
11/26
Psychiatric Disorders
Ch 18
11/28
Thanksgiving Break – No Class
12/03
Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
Ch 10
12/05
UNIT EXAM FOUR: Mental Functions