1. Prof. Khalid Touzani
Office hours: Dept. of Psychology Room 4108J (James Hall), Brooklyn College, email for
appointment (Email: ktouzani@brooklyn.cuny.edu)
Class hours: 6:30-7:45 PM, Science Building A101
Behavioral Neuroscience Spring 2012
Psychology 243
All lectures and review sheets are posted on BlackBoard. You must have access to
BlackBoard.
Text: Neuroscience Exploring the Brain. Mark R. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso,
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Third Edition, 2006. ISBN # 0-7817-6003-8
Grading: There are 3 exams of 1 hour each. All exams are multiple choice and essay.
THERE ARE NO EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS. You will be able to weight your average so
that the exam you do best on will be worth 45% of your final grade, the exam you do second best on
will be worth 30% and your lowest score will be worth 25% of your final grade.
Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a non-negotiable failing grade for the course.
Lecture Date Topic Reading/PowerPoint
Cellular Neuroscience
1 1/30 Introduction, History of Neuroscience Ch 1
2 2/1 Neurons and Glia Ch 2
3 2/6 Neuronal Membrane & Fluids Ch 3
4 2/8 Resting Membrane Potential Ch 3
2/13 No Class
5 2/15 Action Potential: Properties Ch 4
2/20 No Class
6 2/21 Action Potential: Conduction Ch 4
7 2/22 Synapses, Synaptic Transmission Ch 5
8 2/27 Synaptic Integration Ch 5
9 2/29 Exam 1: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 (Not Ch. 1)
Systems Neuroscience
10 3/5 Neurotransmitter Systems: Study, Chemistry Ch 6
11 3/7 Neurotransmitter Systems: Gated Channels Ch 6
12 3/12 Neurotransmitter Systems: Receptors & Effectors Ch 6
13 3/14 Structure of the Nervous System: Organization Ch 7
14 3/19 Structure of the Nervous System: Development Ch 7

2. Behavior
15 3/21 Chemical Senses: Taste Ch 8
16 3/26 Chemical Senses: Smell Ch 8
17 3/28 Motivation: Regulation of Feeding Behavior Ch 16
18 4/2 Motivation: Brain Reward Systems Ch 16
19 4/4 Exam 2: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 16
4/9 No Class
4/11 No Class
20 4/16 Memory Systems: Memory & Engram Ch 24
21 4/18 Memory Systems: Temporal Lobe Ch 24
22 4/23 Memory Systems: Striatum & Neocortex Ch 24
23 4/25 Molecular Mechanisms: Learning Ch 25
24 4/30 Molecular Mechanisms: Long-Term Memory Ch 25
25 5/2 Emotion: Theories & Limbic System Concept Ch 18
26 5/7 Emotion: Brain Circuits Ch 18
27 5/9 Mental Illness: Introduction, Anxiety Disorders Ch 22
28 5/14 Mental Illness: Affective Disorders, Schizophrenia Ch 22
During finals week Exam 3: Chapters 24, 25, 18, 22