Laboratory Outline
[last updated 24 April, 2011]
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Note: Lab meets in Dana 316 for 2 hours / Neuroethics then meets in Harder 103 for the 3rd hour
For the Neuroethics schedule, click here [link]
Great project experiments!
This week - Presentations of your final project experiements in Harder 103
| Lab # | Date | Topic | Resources |
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| 1 | Jan. 27 | Introduction to the lab and the course // lecture 1- Part 2 | |
| 2 | Feb. 03 |
Exp: Neurobiological data collection & analysis- recording NS activity correlates Lab pre-copy: - Tilt Reflex [link] Pre-reading - Read Ch. 6, 169-175, 184-187, Read Fig. 6.5, Fig. 1.2 left |
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| 3 | Feb. 10 |
Exp: Anatomy of the brain & nervous system I - central nervous system(CNS)-1.5 hr. Lab pre-copy: - Lab instructions [link] / Reading color diagrams [link] Also see Issues for data plotting / write-up of tilt |
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| 4 | Feb. 17 |
Reflex responses: The diving reflex Lab pre-copy: - Diving reflex [link] |
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| 5 | Feb. 24 |
Exp: Anatomy of the brain & nervous system II- peripheral nervous system (PNS) Lab pre-copy: - Lab instructions [link] |
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| 6 | Mar. 03 | Exp:Anatomy of the nervous system III -PRACTICAL EXAM
Review materials - Review list [link] Histology Slide Photos [link] |
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| 7 | Mar. 10 |
Exp: The automatic brain I - Hypothalamic body temperature regulation in mice [possible in class write-up] R.Meyers Lab pre-copy: - |
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| Mar 12-20 | Spring Break! | ||
| 8 | Mar. 24 |
Exp: Biofeedback of psychophysiological parameters - visual feedback (Electromyography) Lab pre-copy: - |
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| 9 | Mar. 31 |
Exp: Measurements of stress I - (Electromyography) - the pyramid/Denise's oreo stressor Lab pre-copy: - |
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| 10 | Apr. 07 |
Exp: Measurements of stress II- Electrodermal activity (EDA) - a] emotion-social touch b] evaluation of 'lie detector' procedure Lab pre-copy: - |
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| 11 | Apr. 14 |
Exp: 1) EEG - electroencephalography, brain wave frequency analysis Lab pre-copy: - Group designed experiment 1 - Designing your experiment - In lab 316 |
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| 12 | Apr. 21 |
Exp: Group designed experiment 2 - Conducting your experiment - In lab 316 Congratulations! - Great work! |
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| 13 | Apr. 28 | Group designed experiment 3 - Presentation the Results of your Experiment - Harder 103 | |
| Warning! Material & links below here not yet fully updated for this year | |||
Exp: = Experimental - in Dana 316 for hours 1& 2 // Issues: = Issues in Neuroscience - in Harder 103 during hour 3
Lab attendance /policies / grading / more (link)
hollywood server data access (link)
Note well: While lab/exam/discusssion topics & dates are fixed as listed above, any material below the bold update warning is from the last edition of the course & is subject to change and posted only for your convenience.
Additional possible techniques (TBA): 1) evoked visual potentials