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
Anderson-Summers collaboration research survey

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

F E A R C O N D I T I O N I N G
Mar 30, Apr 1	Fear and Fear Behaviors	examples
Apr 1, 3	Afferent Pathways (CS) for Fear Association Learning	circuitry
Apr 3, 6	Amygdala	Amygdalar circuitry
Apr 8, 15	Fear Conditioning	circuitry
Apr 15, 17, 20	Afferent Shock (US) Pathway	afferent shock circuitry
Apr 20, 22	Efferent Output	circuitry
Apr 22	Neuromuscular Production of Fear Potentiated Startle	circuitry
Apr ?	New non-shock Model	circuitry

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

Useful Lectures from Previous Behavioral Neuroscience Classes ß

E S C A P E B E H A V I O R
Jan 18	C-Start Reflexes in Fish	examples
Jan 23	Afferent-Sensory Input	circuitry
Jan 30	Glutamate: Excitatory Transmission
Feb 1	Dopamine
Feb 4	Mauthner Cell	circuitry
Feb 6	Mauthner - Efferent Output	circuitry
Feb 8	Acetylcholine (ACh)
Feb 11	Neuromuscular Function
Feb 13	Integration of Circuitry and Behavior	circuitry

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

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

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