COURSE CALENDAR/OUTLINE

 

Date

Lecture Topic

Reading Assignment

(page # in parentheses are optional reading)

 

Unit 1

 

Jan. 17 (Tu)

Overview: hormone—behavior relationship

Chapt. 1: pp. 1-24 (24-39) 39-40

Jan. 19 (Th)

What is a hormone? Endocrine systems

Chapt. 2: pp. 41-47

 

 

 

Jan. 24 (Tu)

Endocrine systems: anatomy

pp. 47-49 (50-51) 52-64

Jan. 26 (Th)

Endocrine systems: hormones and function

pp. 71-101

 

 

 

Jan. 31 (Tu)

Endocrine systems: neuroendocrine circuits

pp. 101-103 (104) 105-107

Feb. 2 (Th)

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of hormonal action

pp. 64-71, 90-91

 

 

 

Feb. 7 (Tu)

Sex determination and differentiation

Chapt. 3: pp. 109-123

Feb. 9 (Th)

Sex determination and differentiation

 

 

 

 

Feb. 14 (Tu)

Sexual anomalies

pp. 123-130 (130-140)

Feb. 16 (Th)

Exam 1 – unit 1

 

 

Unit 2

 

 

 

 

Feb. 21 (Tu)

Organizational vs Activational effects of hormones

Human menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives

Chapt. 3: pp. 140-151

Feb. 23 (Th)

Organizational effects of hormones on neural functioning

pp. 151-157 (158-159) 160-167

 

 

 

Feb. 28 (Tu)

Sex differences in nervous system structure

Chapt. 4: pp. 169-178 (172-173 box, 179-192)

Mar. 2 (Th)

Sex differences in nervous system function

pp. 192-194 (195-197) 197-205, 212-213 (214-215) 216-233

 

 

 

Mar. 7 (Tu)

Gender identity and sexual orientation

pp. 205-212

Mar. 9 (Th)

Male reproductive behavior

Chapt. 5: pp. 235-257

 

 

 

Mar. 14 (Tu)

Male reproductive behavior: neurocircuits

pp. 257-302 (302-313) 314-316

Mar. 16 (Th)

Female reproductive behavior

Chapt. 6: pp. 319-357, 361-374 (375-382)

 

 

 

Mar. 21 (Tu)

Female reproductive behavior: pheromones and social influence

pp. 356-361, 382-385

Mar. 23 (Th)

EXAM 2 - unit 2

 

 

 

 

Mar. 28 & 30

Spring Break — No Class

 

 

Unit 3

 

 

 

 

Apr. 4 (Tu)

Stress and health

Chapt. 11: pp. 669-720

Apr. 6 (Th)

Stress: sympathetic nervous system

RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE DUE

 

 

 

 

Apr. 11 (Tu)

Stress: sympathetic nervous system

 

Apr. 13 (Th)

Stress: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

 

 

 

 

Apr. 18 (Tu)

Stress: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

 

Apr. 20 (Th)

Biorhythms

Chapt. 10: pp. 587-608

 

 

 

Apr. 25 (Tu)

Biorhythms: circadian cycles

pp. 608-636

Apr. 27 (Th)

Biorhythms: circannual cycles

pp. 636-666

 

 

 

May 2 (Tu)

Hormones and Mood: PMS, depression

RESEARCH PAPER DUE

 

Chapt. 13: pp. 773-794

May 4 (Th)

Hormones and Mood: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Eating Disorders, Roid Rage

pp. 794-815

 

 

 

May 6 (Sat)

7:30-10am

FINAL EXAM - unit 3