When you click the Amazon logo to the left of any citation and purchase the book (or other media) from Amazon.com, MIT OpenCourseWare will receive up to 10% of this purchase and any other purchases you make during that visit. This will not increase the cost of your purchase. Links provided are to the US Amazon site, but you can also support OCW through Amazon sites in other regions. Learn more.

A breakdown of the readings per topic follows the session wise listing of reading assignments in the table below. Study questions relevant to assigned readings are also included in the table.

Most required and recommended readings are from the following texts:

Rosenzweig, Mark R., Arnold L. Leiman, and S. Marc Breedlove. Biological Psychology. 3rd ed. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2002. ISBN: 0878937099.

Gazzaniga, Michael S., Richard B. Ivry, and George R. Mangun. Cognitive Neuroscience. The Biology of the Mind. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998. ISBN: 0393972194.

Nauta, Walle J. H., and Michael Feirtag. Fundamental Neuroanatomy. New York, NY: Freeman, 1986. ISBN: 0716717239.

Wolpert, Lewis. The Triumph of the Embryo. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN: 0198542437.

Readings table.

LEC #	TOPICS	STUDY QUESTIONS	readings
1	Introduction to Brain-behavior Studies	(PDF)	Mackay, Donald M. "The Bankruptcy of Determinism." New Scientist 2 (1970): 24-26.
2	History and Goals, II	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapter 1.
3	History and Goals, III	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapter 1. Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Recommended Gazzaniga, chaper 1.
4	History and Goals, IV	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapter 2. Recommended Gazzaniga, chapters 2a and 3a. Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3.
5	Cellular Mechanisms	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapters 2-5. ———, Appendix, pp. A-1 - A-8. Recommended Gazzaniga, chapters 2a, 2b, and 3a. Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3.
6	Neuronal Conduction and Transmission	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapters 3-4 and 8. ———, Appendix, pp. A-1 - A-8. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapter 2. Gazzaniga, chapter 2b.
7	Synapses Neuroanatomical Techniques	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapters 3-4. ———, Appendix, pp. A-1 - A-8. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 1-4.
8	Introduction to CNS and its Evolution	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapter 6. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 1-3.
9	Evolution (cont.) Reflex and Cerebellar Channels	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapters 2 and 6. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3 and 5-10a. Gazzaniga, chapter 2c. Wolpert, chapter 14.
10	Brain Subdivisions Channels of Conduction		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapters 2 and 8. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3 and 5-10a. Gazzaniga, chapter 2c.
11	Transection Effects Neocortex	(PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapters 2, 5, and 8. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3 and 5-10a.
12	Spinal Cord Autonomic NS	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 2. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3 and 5-10a.
13	Hindbrain and Midbrain		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 2. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 2-3 and 5-10a.
14	Midbrain and Forebrain		Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 5-10a.
15	Development of CNS, Introduction	(PDF)	Rosenzweig, chapter 7. Recommended Wolpert, chapters 2-3.
16	Cell migration Axon Growth Stages		Rosenzweig, chapter 7. Recommended Wolpert, chapters 2-3, 8, and 14-15.
17	Influences on Axon Growth		Rosenzweig, chapter 7. Recommended Wolpert, chapter 8 and 15.
18	Axonal Sprouting and Regeneration		Rosenzweig, chapter 7.
19	Motor System, 1	(PDF)	Bizzi, E., S. F. Giszter, E. Loeb, F. A. Mussa-Ivaldi, and P. Saltiel. "Modular Organization of Motor Behavior in the Frog's Spinal Cord." Trends in Neuroscience 18, no. 10 (October 1995): 442-446. Rosenzweig, chapter 11a, part 1. Gazzaniga, chapter 10. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapter 7a.
20	Motor System, 2	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b and 10. Rosenzweig, chapter 11a and 11b. Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapter 7a.
21	Motor System, 3	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b and 10. Rosenzweig, chapter 11b. Klawans, Harold L. "Still Smiling (Wilson's Disease)." Chapter 2 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 19-29. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Lizard (Parkinson's Disease)." Chapter 5 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 53-65. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Subject at Risk (Huntington's Chorea)." Chapter 15 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 140-150. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "She could have Danced all Night (Huntington's Chorea)." Chapter 16 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 151-157. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Girl with Dancing Eyes (Serotonin-induced Myoclonus)." Chapter 18 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 165-173. ISBN: 0060162562.
22	Motor 4: Rythmic Outputs		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b.
23	Rhythms of Activity Sleep and Waking	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, "Oscillatory circuits," pp. 80-81 and 346-349. ———, chapter 14. Recommended Dowling, John E. "Control of Rhythmic Motor Behavior." Chapter 10 in Neurons and Networks, An Introduction to Neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992, pp. 217-237. ISBN: 0674608208.
24	Sleep and Waking (cont.)		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 14. Recommended Dowling, John E. "Control of Rhythmic Motor Behavior." Chapter 10 in Neurons and Networks, An Introduction to Neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992, pp. 217-237. ISBN: 0674608208.
25	Habituation, Novelty Responses		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 14.
26	Visual System 1: Anatomy, Ablations	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4. Rosenzweig, chapters 8a, 10, and 18, pp. 581-2.
27	Visual System 2: Physiology (Orig: Ablation Effects)	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 10.
28	Visual System 3: Ablation Studies		Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapter 10.
29	Visual System 4: Ablations (cont.) (Orig: Electrophysiology)		Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4.
30	Visual System Conclusion	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4-5. Rosenzweig, chapter 10.
31	Auditory System		Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4-5. Rosenzweig, chapter 9.
32	Pain and Central Gray Area		Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4-5. Rosenzweig, chapter 9.
33	Hypothalamus and Feeding	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapters 3b and 4-5. Rosenzweig, chapters 6, 8, 9, 12, and 15.
34	Drive, Reward Agonistic Behavior	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapters 12-13 and 15.
35	Higher Functions Human Nature	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapters 12-13 and 15.
36	Human Nature and Neuroscience	(PDF)	Gazzaniga, chapter 3b. Rosenzweig, chapters 12-13, 15, 17-19, and Afterward. Recommended Gazzaniga, chapters 7-9 and 11
37	Conclusion Review		Rosenzweig, chapters 17-19 and Afterward. Recommended Gazzaniga, chapters 7-9 and 11. Rosenzweig, chapter 16.

Readings by Topic

Sessions when the readings will be most relevant (and expected of you) are given for each item: ()

Readings by topic.

TOPICS	READINGS
Introduction	Rosenzweig, chapter 1, pp. 1-21. (2,3) Recommended Gazzaniga, chapter 1, pp. 1-21. (3)
Neural Units	Rosenzweig, chapter 3, pp. 55-85. (5-7) ———, Appendix, pp. A-1 - A-8. ———, chapter 4, pp. 87-115. (5-7) Recommended Gazzaniga, chapter 2b, pp. 28-44. (5-6)
Evolution and Phylogeny Organizational Principles	Rosenzweig, chapter 8, pp. 213-235. (6, 10-11) ———, chapter 6, pp. 149-175. (7-8) Gazzaniga, chapter 3b, pp. 75-120. (3, 10-13, 20-38) Recommended Gazzaniga, chapter 2c, pp. 44-68. (9-10)
Introduction to Neuroanatomy	Rosenzweig, chapter 2, pp. 25-26. (4-5, 9-13) Recommended Gazzaniga, chapter 2, pp. 23-38. (4-5) ———, chapter 3a, pp. 69-74. (4-5) Nauta and Feirtag, chapter 1, pp. 1-11. (7-8) ———, chapter 2, pp. 12-38. (4-6) ———, chapter 3, pp. 39-49. (4-5, 7-13) ———, chapter 4, pp. 50-61. (7)
Non-neural Communication	Rosenzweig, chapter 5, pp. 117-146. (5, 11)
Neuroanatomy, (cont.): Development	Rosenzweig, chapter 7, pp. 177-210. (15-18) Recommended Wolpert, chapter 2, pp. 11-28. (15-16) ———, chapter 3, pp. 31-58. (15-16) ———, chapter 8, pp. 119-133. (16-17) ———, chapter 14, pp. 183-197. (9,16) ———, chapter 15, pp. 199-203. (16-17) Nauta and Feirtag, chapters 5-10a, pp. 63-143. (9-14)
Motor Control 1: Reflexes	Rosenzweig, chapter 11a, pp. 323-338. (19-20) Bizzi, E., S. F. Giszter, E. Loeb, F. A. Mussa-Ivaldi, and P. Saltiel. "Modular Organization of Motor Behavior in the Frog's Spinal Cord." Trends in Neuroscience 18, no. 10 (October 1995): 442-446. (19) Recommended Nauta and Feirtag, chapter 7a, pp. 91-94. (19-20)
Motor Control 2: Higher Systems	Rosenzweig, chapter 11b, pp. 338-359. (20-21) Gazzaniga, chapter 10, pp. 371-421. (19-21) Klawans, Harold L. Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 19-29. ISBN: 0060162562. (21) ———. "Still Smiling (Wilson's Disease)." Chapter 2 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 19-29. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Lizard (Parkinson's Disease)." Chapter 5 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 53-65. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Subject at Risk (Huntington's Chorea)." Chapter 15 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 140-150. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "She could have Danced all Night (Huntington's Chorea)." Chapter 16 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 151-157. ISBN: 0060162562. ———. "The Girl with Dancing Eyes (Serotonin-induced Myoclonus)." Chapter 18 in Newton's Madness, Further Tales of Clinical Neurology. 1st ed. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990, pp. 165-173. ISBN: 0060162562.
Motor Control 3: Rhythms of Central Origin	Rosenzweig, "Oscillatory Circuits....," pp. 80-81 and 346-349. (23) ———, chapter 14, pp. 431-465. (23-25) Recommended Dowling, John E. "Control of Rhythmic Motor Behavior." Chapter 10 in Neurons and Networks, An Introduction to Neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992, pp. 217-237. ISBN: 0674608208. (23-24)
Sensory Systems: General	Rosenzweig, chapter 8a, pp. 213-235. (26)
Sensory Systems: Vision, Audition, Somatic Sensations, Chemical Senses	Rosenzweig, chapter 10, pp. 281-321. (26-30) ———, chapter 9, pp. 247-269. (31-32) ———, chapter 8, pp. 213-245. (33) ———, chapter 9, pp. 269-279. (33) Gazzaniga, chapter 4, pp. 121-161. (26, 29-33) ———, chapter 5, pp. 163-205. (31-32)
Limbic System: Visceral Regulation, Regulation of Motivations and Emotional Behavior	Handout: Two arousal systems (Limbic and Non-limbic) (32-33) Rosenzweig, chapter 12, pp. 363-398 and 139-140. (33-36) ———, chapter 13, pp. 399-432. (34-36) ———, chapter 15, pp. 469-501. (33, 34-36)
Cognitive Neuroscience	Rosenzweig, chapter 17, pp. 537-570. (36-38) ———, chapter 18, pp. 571-605. (36-38) ———, chapter 19, pp. 607-642. (36-38) ———, "Afterward: The Ever-changing Brain," pp. 643-651. (36-38) Recommended Gazzaniga, chapters 7, 8, 9, and 11. (36-38)
Abnormalities of Higher Control	Rosenzweig, chapter 16, pp. 503-534. (37-38)
Review	Rosenzweig, Glossary, G-1 - G-26. (Students should know most of these terms by the end of the semester.) They are also on the CD that comes with your book.