Bio 35:Brain and Behavior is taught in Fall Quarter by Dr. Audrey Lew.
Dr. Audrey Lew
Course Objective:
Introduction to how the brain works. Biological processes underlying perception, movement, sleep-wake cycles, motivation, language, learning, and memory. Changes in the brain associated with sex differences, drug use, aging, seasons, and time of day. Fundamental properties of the nervous system.
Sample Syllabus:
| # | Topic |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Human Brain: Basic Aspects |
| 3 | Introduction to the Nervous System |
| 4 | Cells of the Nervous System |
| 5 | Neuronal Communication I |
| 6 | Neuronal Communication II |
| 7 | Neurotransmitters |
| 8 | Neuroanatomy |
| 9 | Midterm Review |
| 10 | MIDTERM EXAM I |
| 11 | Introduction to Perception and the Brain |
| 12 | Vision |
| 13 | Face Perception |
| 14 | Healing |
| 15 | Smell, Taste |
| 16 | Touch, Temperature, and Pain |
| 17 | Brain Plasticity |
| 18 | Neurogenesis and Neural Stem Cell |
| 19 | Midterm Review |
| 20 | No Class – Veteran’s Day |
| 21 | MIDTERM EXAM II |
| 22 | Memory |
| 23 | Sexual Differentiation |
| 24 | Brain Development |
| 25 | Addiction |
| 26 | Sleep |
| 27 | Stress |
| 28 | No Class – Thanksgiving Holiday |
| 29 | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| 30 | Depression |
| 31 | Eating |
| FINAL | |