Pitzer College

Psychology 128

Neural & Behavioral Development

Spring, 1996

Prof. Alan Jones Prof. David Moore

221 Fletcher Hall 108 Broad Hall

Office ext. #73450 Office ext. #71648

CLASS WILL MEET ON TUESDAYS 2:45 - 5:30 in Fletcher Hall, Rm 112

David's OFFICE HOURS will be on:

Mondays from 3:455:00 p.m.

Wednesdays from 2:454:00 p.m.

Alan's OFFICE HOURS will be on:

Mondays from 10:0011:00 a.m.

Wednesdays from 10:0011:00 a.m.

The only required textbook for this course is:

Michel, G. F. & Moore, C. L. (1995). Developmental Psychobiology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

In addition, there might occasionally be other readings assigned on a classbyclass basis. These will be available in the copy center in Bernard Hall.

REQUIREMENTS will include: 1) (25X)A midterm examination. 2) (35%)A poster/paper due the final week of classes 3) (40%)A final, cumulative examination.

Date Topics Reading

1/16 Course mechanics

1/23 Embryology: Chapter 1

From conception through induction

1/30 Movie: Birth of the Brain Chapter 2

Discuss Chapters 1 & 2

2/6 The theory of Epigenesis: Chapter 3

A discussion of the interaction

of genes and environments

Discuss Chapter 3

2/13 Movie: Evolution of the Brain Chapter 4

Discuss Chapter 4

2/20 Hormones

2/27 Hormonal overflow Chapter 5

Human Behavioral Genetics

Discuss Chapter 5

3/5 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

3/12 SPRING BREAK

3/19 Teratology

3/26 Neuroembryology:

From induction through synapse formation

Guest lecturer Ben Reese:

Development in the Visual System

4/2 The effects of sensory experience: Chapter 6

Prenatal and postnatal

Discuss Chapter 6

4/9 Behavioral embryology Chapter 7

The effects of enriched environments

Discuss Chapter 7

4/16 Motor development Chapter 8

Language development

Discuss Chapter 8

4/23 Learning from the animals: Chapter 9

Play & aggression

Maternal behaviors & attachment

Discuss Chapter 9

4/30 POSTER

PRESENTATIONS

5/7 FINAL EXAMINATION