PSY: 2701 (PSY2701)

These notes provide basic introductory info on the Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience course. It gives over-arching info on most things in the brain and starts with very basic ideas that are built upon later in the course. It gives descriptions of the brain divided into three basic parts: the forebrain, hindbrain, and midbrain, with each of these parts being further divided. This document also describes words that describe location and views (caudal, rostral, sagittal, etc.)

This document covers Chapters 14-15 of the linked book in the Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience course. It touches briefly on circadian rhythms, then gets into sleep. Extensive detail on sleep, neural systems of sleep, how sleep looks, and its function. The document also covers emotions. Especially stress and fear, including sham rage. It gives info on which scientists did what in regards to stress and fear. There is extensive info on stress: how it is perceived, stress systems, cortisol r...

These notes cover chapters 11-13 in the linked book. Describes how movement is regulated in the brain, how movement is conducted and "selected" via neural pathways in the brain, particularly in the basal ganglia. There is strong emphasis on sexual differentiation and dimorphism, regarding how a fetus develops into either male or female sex. There is also in-depth info on appetite and how it is controlled/regulated in the brain.

This document describes chapters 6-10 from the Behavioral Neuroscience textbook (ISBN in title). Special attention to visual and auditory systems and how they function, including transduction and transmission of action potentials. These notes also cover neural development, detailing each stage from a prenatal perspective.

This document describes chapters 3 and 4 of Behavioral Neuroscience (9076). It covers the physiology of neurons, the different types of neurotransmitters and the effects of them across the brain and neurons.