POWERPOINT FILES
Following are copies of the Powerpoint files used during my lectures. These are in the latest version of Powerpoint. If they do not work on your computer, try using them at the library or one of the on-campus computer labs.
These files are provided so that students will not be distracted by trying to copy down the overheads while I am speaking. They are not intended to fully summarize or to outline the reading assignments. They are mostly a way to organize lectures and make sure I do not forget to talk about an important topic. They should not replace studying or be used in place of the textbook.
Additional files will be posted as soon as they are available -- generally right before or after class. Some overheads that are not talked about during a lecture may be repeated at the beginning of the next file.
September 27 -- Early ideas
September 29 -- Mind-Body Duality
October 1 -- Scientific study of brain and behavior
October 4 -- Anatomy of the neuron, types of neurons
October 6 -- How neurons generate signals – the neuron at rest
October 8 -- The action potential
October 11 -- Propagation of the signal
October 13-- Synaptic transmission
October 15 -- Inhibitory and excitatory signals, neural modulation, synaptic integration
October 18 -- Midterm 1
The following files have not yet been updated and may change:
October 20 -- Structure of the nervous system
October 22 -- Development of the brain and nervous system
October 25-- The chemical senses (taste, smell)
October 27 -- Vision – structure and functioning of the eye, retinal processing & output
October 29 -- Visual processing in the cortex
November 1 -- Construction of an image – beyond the striate cortex
November 3 -- Auditory processing
November 5 -- The somatic sensory system (touch), temperature, pain
November 8 -- Midterm 2
November 10-- The motor system, muscle contraction, spinal control of movement
November 12 -- Brain control of movement
November 15 -- Regulatory systems of the brain
November 17 -- Motivated behavior (eating, drinking)
November 19 -- Sex differences and the brain
November 22 -- Brain mechanisms of emotion
November 24 -- Mental illness
November 26 -- Holiday
November 29 -- Rhythms of the brain, sleep
December 1 -- Language and attention
December 3 -- Memory and learning