Neuroethology - Biology 419/580 |
Bowling Green State University, Spring 2004 |
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Reading
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1
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Mon, 1/12
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Organizational meeting |
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Wed, 1/14
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Ethology |
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Fri, 1/16
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Neuroscience | ||
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2
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Wed, 1/21
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Chapter 1
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Fri, 1/23
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Action Potential |
Chapter 1
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3
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Mon, 1/26
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Faculty Presentation: Kevin Pang (Psychology) |
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Wed, 1/28
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Faculty Presentation: Vern Bingman |
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Fri, 1/30
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Faculty Presentation: Casey Cromwell |
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4
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Mon, 2/2
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Chapter 1
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Wed, 2/4
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Modulating Nerve Cell Interactions |
Chapter 1
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Fri, 2/6
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Exam I |
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5
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Mon, 2/9
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Wed, 2/11
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Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy, Visual Processing - Behavior | |
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Fri, 2/13
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Visual Processing - Mechanisms - I | ||
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6
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Mon, 2/16
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Visual Processing - Mechanisms - II | |
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Wed, 2/18
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Acoustic Processing - Physics of Sound | |
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Fri, 2/20
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Echolocation in Bats - Behavior |
Chapter 2
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Mon, 2/23
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Echolocation in Bats - Mechanisms |
Chapter 2
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Wed, 2/25
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Faculty Presentation: Jaak Panksepp | ||
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Fri, 2/27
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The Brain #2: Vision and Movement | ||
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Mon, 3/1
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Prey location in Barn Owls |
Chapter 3
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Wed, 3/3
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Reading: Listening with Two Ears - Konishi; "Laughter" in rats - Burgdorf and Panksepp |
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Fri, 3/5
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Exam 2 |
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Spring Break |
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Mon, 3/15
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Prey Capture in Toads |
Chapter 4
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Wed, 3/17
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Faculty Presentation: Tom Fischer (Wayne State University) |
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Fri, 3/19
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Molecular Basis of Learning and Memory in Aplysia |
Chapter 10
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Mon, 3/22
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Memory Mutants in Drosophila |
Chapter 11
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Wed, 3/24
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Learning in Songbirds - Behavior |
Chapter 8
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Fri, 3/26
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Learning in Songbirds - Mechanisms |
Chapter 8
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Mon, 3/29
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Reading: Aplysia Papers |
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Wed, 3/31
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Reading: Drosophila Papers |
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Fri, 4/2
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Associative Learning in Honeybees |
Chapter 11
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| 12 |
Mon, 4/5
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Reading: Crayfish Papers | |
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Wed, 4/7
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Exam Review | ||
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Fri, 4/9
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Exam 3 |
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Mon, 4/12
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Reading: BirdSong Papers | |
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Wed, 4/14
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Faculty Presentation: Pat Sharp (Psychology) Spatial Learning in Rats |
Chapter 12
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Fri, 4/16
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Giant neurons: Escape Behavior in Crayfish |
Chapter 7
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Mon, 4/19
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Escape Behavior in Crayfish |
Chapter 7
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Wed, 4/21
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Flexibility in circuits of nerve cells: Crayfish Social Dominance Stomatogastric System, Aplysia,, Quadrupedal gait Model, Motivation and Emotion, Readings, complex eyes, Motion Detection Programs for movement: Locust Flight (1), Locust Flight (2) Mate calling in crickets GPR2 & Tritonia.. more Aplysia and locust leg reflex.Intraspecific Communication (i), Intraspecific Communication (ii), Intraspecific Communication (iii) | ||
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Fri, 4/23
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Auditory Filters |
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Mon, 4/26
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Escape Behavior in Cockroach, Teleosts, Reading | |
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Wed, 4/28
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Fri, 4/30
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Reading |
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Final |
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