Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
NS&B 320
Fall 2024
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One of the fundamental functions of our nervous system is to encode and store memories, which allows us to survive and shape our personal identities. In this course we will cover different animal models of learning and memory, which have been useful tools to understand maladaptive memories underlying neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use, and Alzheimer's disease. We will look in detail at how neurons and neural circuits change and respond when an organism learns something new or recalls a past experience. This course will also involve detailed discussions related to sex differences in both learning behavior and the biological basis of memory processes. The central focus of the course will be integrating current work in basic cellular and molecular neurobiology with the experimental psychology of learning and memory. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
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| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: NS&B213 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (NS&B)(PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Rudy, J.W. ¿The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory¿ 3rd Ed (Sinauer Associates).
2. Keiser, A. A., Turnbull, L. M., Darian, M. A., Feldman, D. E., Song, I., & Tronson, N. C. (2017). Sex differences in context fear generalization and recruitment of hippocampus and amygdala during retrieval. Neuropsychopharmacology, 42(2), 397-407.
3. LeDoux, J. E. (1994). Emotion, memory and the brain. Scientific American, 270(6), 50-57.
4. Shansky, R. M., & Murphy, A. Z. (2021). Considering sex as a biological variable will require a global shift in science culture. Nature neuroscience, 24(4), 457-464.
5. Tang, Y. P., Shimizu, E., Dube, G. R., Rampon, C., Kerchner, G. A., Zhuo, M., ... & Tsien, J. Z. (1999). Genetic enhancement of learning and memory in mice. Nature, 401(6748), 63-69.
6. Yousuf, H. (2019). Role of Estrogens in Addiction-Related Learning. Estrogens and Memory: Basic Research and Clinical Implications, 456.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Exams
Papers
Final paper
Group presentations |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This is an upper-level special topics course that will require critical thinking, interpreting data, and many class discussions. It is imperative that students complete the assigned readings prior to every class so they can participate and engage in the assigned topic. |
| Instructor(s): Yousuf,Hanna Times: ....R.. 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: SHAN201; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 24 | GRAD: 3 | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
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