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Every spring. RICHMOND R. THOMPSON. A laboratory course that exposes students to modern techniques in neuroscience that can be applied to the study of social behavior. Underlying concepts associated with various molecular, neuroanatomical, pharmacological, and electrophysiological methods are discussed in a lecture format. Students then use these techniques in laboratory preparations that demonstrate how social behavior is organized within the central nervous system of vertebrate animals, including humans. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, Psychology 251 or Biology 105 or 109, and Psychology 252 (may be taken concurrently).
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Every fall. SETH J. RAMUS. Explores current research and theories in the neurobiology of learning and memory by examining the modular organization of the brain with an emphasis on a brain systems-level approach to learning and memory, using both lectures and laboratory work. Memory is not a unitary phenomenon, rather, different parts of the brain are specialized for storing and expressing different kinds of memory. In addition to discussing contemporary research, students use modern neuroscientific methods in the laboratory to demonstrate how different memory systems can be dissociated. Techniques include behavioral, neurosurgical, and histological analysis in vertebrate species. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, Psychology 251 or Biology 105 or 109, and Psychology 252 (may be taken concurrently).
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Every spring. SAMUEL P. PUTNAM. The multiple methods used in developmental research are examined both by reading research reports and by designing and conducting original research studies. The methods include observation, interviews, questionnaires, lab experiments, among others. Students learn to evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Prerequisite: Psychology 210, 251, and 252.
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Intermediate Independent Study
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Every fall. BARBARA S. HELD. As conventional assumptions about the discipline of psychology are increasingly challenged, many psychologists are returning to psychology's roots in philosophy for guidance. Examines the intersection of philosophy and psychology in general, and clinical psychology in particular. Topics include such ontological issues as the nature of personhood, the self, mental health/psychopathology, agency, free will vs. determinism, and change/transformation. Also examines such epistemological issues as the nature of psychological knowledge/ truth, self-knowledge, rationality, justification for knowledge claims, and methods for obtaining justified knowledge claims. Emphasizes current debates about what a proper science or study of (clinical) psychology and psychotherapy should be. Prerequisite: Psychology 259 or 260; or Philosophy 210, 226, 227, 237, or 399; or permission of the instructor; and junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Every other fall. Fall 2006. RICHMOND R. THOMPSON. An advanced discussion of concepts in behavioral neuroendocrinology. Topics include descriptions of the major classes of hormones, their roles in the regulation of development and adult behavioral expression, and the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for their behavioral effects. Hormonal influences on reproductive, aggressive, and parental behaviors, as well as on cognitive processes are considered. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, and junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Every other fall. Fall 2007. RICHMOND R. THOMPSON. An advanced discussion of concepts in vertebrate brain organization. The primary emphasis is upon structure/function relationships within the brain, particularly as they relate to behavior. Topics include basic neuroanatomy, brain development and evolution, and the neural circuitry associated with complex behavioral organization. Studies from a variety of animal models and from human neuropsychological assessments are used to demonstrate general principles of brain evolution and function. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, and junior or senior standing.
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Spring 2008. Every spring thereafter. LOUISA M. SLOWIACZEK. An examination of psychological factors that affect the processing of language, including a discussion of different modalities (auditory and visual language) and levels of information (sounds, letters, words, sentences, and text/discourse). Emphasis is on the issues addressed by researchers and the theories developed to account for our language abilities. Prerequisite: Psychology 216, one psychology course numbered 260-279 (may be taken concurrently), and junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Every other spring. Spring 2007. SETH J. RAMUS. A discussion of the behavior of animals (and humans) within a psychological framework, emphasizing the cognitive universals between species. Uses a historical approach to understand the rift in the field of animal behavior between ethologists and psychologists in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as how these areas have come together in recent years. Topics include larger questions like when and why we are willing to attribute animals with purpose, intentionality, intelligence, reasoning, language, and self-awareness within a framework of evolutionary theory. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, one psychology course numbered 260-279 or one biology laboratory course above Biology 199 (may be taken concurrently), and junior or senior standing.
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Every other spring. Spring 2008. SETH J. RAMUS. Advanced seminar exploring the biological basis of learning and memory from a cellular to a systems-level of analysis, providing insights into the mechanisms and organization of neural plasticity. Includes topics in molecular neuroscience, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and systems neuroscience. Discussions include evaluation of current research and theories, as well as a historical perspective. Prerequisite: Psychology 218 or Biology 213, one psychology course numbered 260-279 or one biology laboratory course above Biology 199 (may be taken concurrently), and junior or senior standing.
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