Instructor: Jennifer Czerniawski, M.S.
Email: jenczern@eden.rutgers.edu
Office: 322 Busch Psych. Bldg.
Office hours: By appointment

Required Text: Physiology of Behavior, N Carlson, 9th Edition

Course objectives: This course will focus on the complex relationship between the brain and behavior.  We will touch on areas of research involving neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and electrophysiology and the neural mechanisms that mediate various behaviors.

Exams: There will be 3 multiple choice exams.  No makeup exams will be given without prior approval and/or a note from your doctor explicitly stating that you are too ill to come to class.

Grading Scale:          A:    > 90
                               B+: 85-89
                               B:   80-84
                               C+: 75-79
                               C:   70-74
                               D:   60-69
                               F:    < 60

General Policy: Attendance is mandatory as there will often be information presented in the lectures that is not in the book.  Class will start promptly and students are expected to be on time. Reading assignments must be completed, preferably before each class. The brain-behavior relationship is very complex – please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.  The course syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class.

Physiological Psychology Syllabus Summer 2008:

Tues   5/27                Introduction                                      Ch 1
Wed    5/28                Neuron Structure and Function           Ch 2
Thurs  5/29                Neural Communication                      Ch 2
Mon    6/2                  Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems   Ch 3
Tues   6/3                   Psychopharmacology                        Ch 4
Wed    6/4                   Review
Thurs 6/5                   NO CLASS – STUDY!!
Mon    6/9                   Exam 1
Tues   6/10                Vision                                          Ch 6
Wed    6/11                Audition                                      Ch 7
Thurs 6/12                Somatosensation, Olfaction, Gustation       Ch 7
Mon    6/16                Movement                                              Ch 8
Tues   6/17                Neural Plasticity                                                   Readings
Wed    6/18               Review          
Thurs 6/19                Exam 2
Mon    6/23                Sleep and Biological Rhythms        Ch 9
Tues   6/24                Emotion                                       Ch 11
Wed    6/25                Learning and Memory                   Ch 13
Thurs 6/26                Learning and Memory                     Ch 13
Mon    6/30                Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders   Ch 16
Tues   7/1                   TBD
Wed    7/2                   Review          

Thurs 7/3                   Exam 3