Dr. Cliff H. Summers Churchill-Haines 178A

Behavioral Neuroscience BIOL 432/732 Spring 2010

Date	Topic	Reading
	Acronyms and Abbreviations	text: Principles of Neural Science by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel

L E E C H   S E N S I T I Z A T I O N
Jan 16, 20	Leech Shortening Reflex		Leech examples
Jan 20, 22	Sensory Afferentinput for Shortening		Leech Circuitry
Jan 25		Glutamate	Glu figures
Jan 27		Serotonin = 5-HT	5-HT figures
Jan 29, Feb 1	S & R Sensitization		Leech Circuitry
Feb 1, 3	Sensitization and Learning		Leech Circuitry
Feb 3, 5	Efferent Motor paths to Shortening		Leech Circuitry
Feb 5, 8		Acetylcholine ACh	ACh figs
Feb 8, 10	Neuromuscular Function		Leech Circuitry
Feb 10, 12	INTEGRATION: Sensitized Shortening		Leech Circuitry

F E A R  C O N D I T I O N I N G
Feb 17, 19	Fear and Fear Behaviors		examples
Feb 22, 24	Afferent Pathways (CS) for Fear Association Learning		circuitry
Feb 24, 26, Mar 1	Amygdala		Amygdalar circuitry
Mar 1, 3, 5	Fear Conditioning		circuitry
Mar 5, 15, 17	Afferent Shock (US) Pathway		afferent shock circuitry
Mar 17	Substance P		SP figs
Mar 17, 19	Efferent Output		circuitry
	Acetylcholine (ACh)		ACh figs
	Neuromuscular Production of Fear Potentiated Startle		circuitry

L O R D O S I S
Mar 22, 24	BEHAVIOR	examples
Mar 24, 26	Reflexes
Mar 26	Sensory Reception - Tactile Receptors	Sensory Receptors
Mar 26, 29	VIP	VIP figs
	Substance P	SP figs
Mar 29	Spinal Synapses	spinal cord diagrams
Mar 29, 31	Ascending Fibers to Reticulospinal and Vestibulospinal Synapses	circuit diagrams
Apr 7	Estrogens	E2 figs
	Serotonin (5-HT)	5-HT figs
Apr 9	GnRH	GnRH figs
Apr 9, 12, 14	Hypothalamic Gating
Apr 16	Motor Cascade along Efferent Circuitry	circuit diagrams
	Acetylcholine (ACh)	ACh figs
Apr 16	Neuromuscular function
Apr 16, 19	INTEGRATION	circuit diagrams

E S C A P E   B E H A V I O R
Apr 19, 21	C-Start Reflexes in Fish		examples
Apr 21, 23	Afferent-Sensory Input		circuitry
	Glutamate: Excitatory Transmission
Apr 26	Dopamine		DA figures
Apr 26, 28	Mauthner Cell		circuitry
Apr 28, 30	Mauthner - Efferent Output		circuitry
	Acetylcholine (ACh)
Apr 30	Neuromuscular Function
Apr 30	Integration of Circuitry and Behavior		circuitry

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Lectures to choose from for this semester's Behavioral Neuroscience Classes ß

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B I O L O G I C A L   R H Y T H M S
Jan 16, 21, 23	Behavior of Rhythmicity		examples
Jan 23, 26	Sensory input for Rhythmicity		Eyes
Jan 28		Glutamate	132-148
Jan 30 Feb 2	Afferent Path & SCN		SCN figures
Feb 2, 4		Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)	Ch 11
Feb 4		Vasopressin (AVP)	AVP figs
Feb 6		g-aminobutryic Acid = GABA	GABA figs 105-127
Feb 6, 9, 11, 13	C I R C A D I A N  R H Y T H M S		Molecular mechanisms
Feb 13, 18, 20	Efferent paths from the SCN
Feb 23, 25	RHYTHM INTEGRATION

J A M M I N G    A V O I D A N C E     R E S P O N S E
March 2	Electric fish and the JAR		examples
March 4, 6, 16	Afferent Path for Electroreception		circuits
March 16, 18	Control of Electric Organ Discharge Frequency		circuits
March 18, 20, 23	Efferent output to produce Electric Organ Discharge		circuits
March 23, 25, 27	Jamming Avoidance Response		Jamming

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
Apr 22, 24	Defensive Behaviors in Aplysia		examples
Apr 24	Sensory Stimulation of Siphon Withdrawal		circuit diagrams
Apr 24	Motor output driving Siphon Withdrawal		circuit diagrams
Apr 24, 27	Gating
Apr 29	Serotonin (5-HT): Neuromodulation
May 1	Classical Conditioning and Long-Term Memory		circuit diagrams

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

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