Behavioral Neuroscience

. Behavioral Neuroscience

Dr. Cliff H. Summers
Churchill-Haines 178A

Date	Topic	Reading
	Acronyms and Abbreviations	text: Principles of Neural Science by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel and Molecular Neuropharmacology by Nestler, Hyman and Malenka


T A I L / G I L L / S I P H O N R E F L E X E S I N T H E S E A H A R E, Aplysia
January 17	Defensive Behaviors in Aplysia		examples
22	Sensory Stimulation of Siphon Withdrawal		circuit diagrams
24	Glutamate: Excitatory Transmission
26	Motor output driving Siphon Withdrawal		circuit diagrams
26	Gating
31	Serotonin (5-HT): Neuromodulation
Feb 2	Classical Conditioning and Long-Term Memory

E Y E B L I N K C O N D I T I O N I N G I N TURTLES
February 14	Eye Blink Behavior in Chrysemys	examples
February 16	Afferent Path in Turtles	circuitry
Feb 21-23	Turtle Eyeblink Efferent Motor Output	circuitry
February 26	Acetylcholine (ACh)
Feb 26-28	Neuromuscular Function
Feb 28- Mar 19	In vitro Classical Conditioning of Eyeblink Reflex in Turtles

F E A R C O N D I T I O N I N G
March 21-26	Fear and Fear Behaviors	examples
Mar 28-Apr 2	Afferent Pathways (CS) for Fear Association Learning	circuitry
Apr 4-18	Amygdala	circuitry
Apr 18-27	Fear Conditioning	circuitry
Apr 30	Afferent Shock (US) Pathway	afferent shock circuitry
	New non-shock Model	circuitry
	Motor Output	circuitry

Useful Lectures from Previous Behavioral Neuroscience Classes ß

January 18	L O R D O S I S		examples
14	BEHAVIOR




17 January	Martin Luther King Day
19		Reflexes
21	AFFERENT CIRCUITRY		circuit diagrams




24		Sensory Reception - Tactile Receptors	pictures
26		Spinal Synapses	spinal cord diagrams
28		VIP	335-336
31		Substance P	all peptides: 321-352




Feb 2	Ascending Fibers to Reticulospinal and Vestibulospinal Synapses
21 February	Presidents' Day
Feb 27-Mar 3	HYPOTHALAMIC GATING




Mar 3, 13		Estrogens
7 - 11 March	Spring Break
Mar 13, 15		Serotonin (5-HT)	CBR 271-304
Mar 15, 17, 20		GnRH




Mar 20	EFFERENT CIRCUITRY
Mar 20		Motor Cascade along Efferent Circuitry
Mar 20, 22		Acetyl Choline (ACh)	CBR 151-177
Mar 24, 27		Neuromuscular function	CBR 151-177
Mar 27	INTEGRATION

	B I O L O G I C A L R H Y T H M S
Mar 29 31 Apr 3 5	Behavior of Rhythmicity
Apr 5, 10	Sensory input for Rhythmicity
10, 12, 19		Glutamate	132-148
Apr 14, 17	Good Friday	Monday after Easter
Apr 19, 21	Afferent Path & SCN
21, 24		g-aminobutryic Acid = GABA	105-127
24, 26, 28	C I R C A D I A N R H Y T H M S
May 1, 3	Efferent paths from the SCN
May 5	RHYTHM INTEGRATION

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