Introduction to Biopsychology
UCSD Department of Psychology
Psychology 106 (4 credit units) - Fall 2006
Center 101
Tu, Th 2 - 3:30

Final Exam and Course Grades

Exam #1 Scores
Exam #2 Scores

Course Syllabus

Book Website (practice quizzes, crosswords etc)
 

FINALS WEEK Office Hours
When
Where?
Professor Michael Gorman (mgorman@ucsd.edu)


Grad TA Denise Cai
(dcai@ucsd.edu)
Monday 6-7:30
Mandler 1507
Grad TA Peter Wais (pwais@ucsd.edu)
Monday 2-4
McGill 4321

 
Date
Topic
Required Reading (Kalat text)
Everyday Life (Required)
Lecture Notes
Extras (Not required reading unless indicated)
Sept 21
Introduction to the Course
Section 1.1 Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil (1992, film)
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Memento (2000, film)






Sept 26
Global structure of the Nervous System
4.1 - 4.3
skim pg. 102-3 (if using 8th edition, skim pg. 100-102)
Human brains, genius, and sex differences (take a skeptical look)
notes
Neuroimaging atlas of human brain
Sept 28
Cells of the nervous system
1.2 (pp. 12-16) (8th ed: p. 9-14)
2.1 - 2.2
Sushi, Zombies etc notes
See video animations on book's CD-ROM (Chapter 2 of Kalat)






Oct 3
Communication between neurons
3.1 - 3.2
Pharmacology of marijuana
notes
VOCABULARY LIST
Oct 5
Psychopharmacology
15.1 Liking and wanting
notes
Oops, Nevermind






Oct 10
Development of the Nervous System
5.1
Famine notes
VOCAB LIST #2
Oct 12
Exam #1
 

sample test questions
list of all study questions






Oct 17
Hormones and Development
11.1-11.2
Intersex
notes

Oct 19
Video










Oct 24
Stroke and Recovery
5.2, 14.1
Hemispherectomy
notes

Oct 26
Hearing
7.1 Cochlear implants
notes
VOCAB LIST #3






Oct 31
Olfaction
7.3 sniffing out cancer
notes

Nov 2
Somatosensation
7.2 and pp. 142-4 (8th ed. pp. 134-136)
Life without pain
notes







Nov 7
Movement 8.1 - 8.3
Bionic arms 1
Bionic arms 2
notes
Robotic arms etc
Movement disorders website

Nov 9
Exam #2










Nov 14
Hunger and Thirst
10.3 eating disorders
notes

Nov 16
Circadian Rhythms
9.1
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
notes







Nov 21
Emotion and Stress
12.1 - 12.3
Meditation
notes

Nov 23
Thanksgiving Holiday










Nov 28
Memory
13.1 - 13.2 1.  Photographic memory?
2.  Near complete memory
notes

Nov 30
Sleep and Wrap-Up
9.2 - 9.3 parasomnia
notes







Dec 5
FINAL EXAM 3-6