Syllabus/Course Handbook PSYC/BIOL 3322: Brain and Behavior; Spring 2018 A. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Instructor: Linda I. Perrotti, Ph.D. 2. Office Number: Engineering Research Building, 432 3. Office Telephone Number: 2-1202 (no voicemail, please) 4. Email and email Policy: I welcome you to email me if you have questions/concerns regarding this course. In an effort to ensure a more direct, effective, and efficient method of communication between the students enrolled in this course and myself, I have put in place the following email policy. a. Only email me via the course Blackboard site. b. Student emails containing questions that can be answered by reading this thoughtfully prepared syllabus will NOT receive a response. c. When communicating with faculty members and other professionals, you are expected to communicate in a professional and formal manner. Communicating with the instructor for this course is no exception (refer to Section B15 for more information). 5. Faculty Profile: https://www.uta.edu/profiles/linda-perrotti 6. Office Hours: Tu 10:00 - 10:45AM 7. Section Information: PSYC/BIOL 3322-001 8. Time and Place of Class Meetings: Tu / Th 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM; LS118 9. Description of Course Content: An introduction to the anatomical structures and physiological processes that determine behavior. The student will gain an understanding of how brain structure relates to brain function, behavior, and cognition. Topics include the acquisition and processing of sensory information, the neural control of movement, and the biological bases of complex behaviors (such as learning, memory, and sex), as well as the basic functioning of the nervous system. 10. Student Learning Outcomes: Instructional goals are directed toward enabling students to recognize and recall basic facts and describe major concepts and terminology in all fields of biological psychology. Instructional materials will be provided in assigned textbook readings and lecture presentations. Assessment of mastery of these goals will be via exams with questions that focus on each of the above knowledge skills. By the end of the course, students should minimally demonstrate a basic understanding of the following: • Identify and describe the basic anatomical structures of the brain and spinal cord. • List and describe the major divisions of the nervous system. • Describe the three meninges and explain their functional role. • Explain what the blood-brain barrier is and what functional role it serves. • Identify the structures of the neuron and know their function.
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supports.• Describe thephenomenonknownas long-termpotentiation (LTP), andprovideevidence for its
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