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Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience A-E2

Numbering Code U-LAS14 20043 LE68 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year All students Target Student For all majors
Language English Day/Period Fri.5
Instructor name VEALE，Richard Edmund (Graduate School of Medicine Assistant Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Behavioral Neuroscience investigates the neural basis of behavior. Part A of this course will provide an introduction to basic neuroanatomy, neural functioning, neuroscience methods, perception, attention, and movement. The course will employ an integrative approach by discussing both research results obtained with brain imaging in humans and experiments in animal models.
Course Goals - To understand how our brain processes information.
- To understand the methods used to investigate the brain and behavior.
- To be able to critically evaluate research findings in behavioral neuroscience reported in the public and scientific media.
Schedule and Contents 1) Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
2) Coarse anatomy of the nervous system
3) Cells in the nervous system
4) Neural information processing
5) Neurotransmitters, drugs, and hormones
6) Demonstration of Electroencephalography
7) Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience
8) Vision
9) Audition
10) Touch and pain
11) Integrating the senses
12) Attention
13) Voluntary body movement
14) Movement planning
15) Feedback (Please arrange by email)
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluation will be based on class attendance and active participation (30 points), short student presentation or report (20 points), and 10 random in-class open-note quizzes(50 points), the lowest of which is not counted.
Students who are absent more than five times will not be credited.
Course Requirements Basic knowledge of high-school level biology is recommended. The course will continue in the following semester with "Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience B".
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) To achieve the course goals students should review the course materials plus optionally the according chapters in the recommended text books after each class. The time necessary for review should be in the range of 2-3 hours per class.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Neuroscience: Exploring the brain , Bear, Connors, Paradiso , (Lippincott ), ISBN:1451109547, textbook not mandatory, lecture notes will be provided
References, etc. Principles of Neural Science , Kandel, Schwartz, et al. , (McGraw-Hill ), ISBN:0071390111, textbook with more detailed information, not mandatory
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