The Biology of Mind OUTLINE OF RESOURCES

Biology, Behavior, and Mind Lecture/Discussion Topic: Phrenology (p. 3) Neural Systems Neural Structures Lecture/Discussion Topic: Multiple Sclerosis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (p. 4) Classroom Exercise: Modeling a Neuron (p. 4) PsychSim 6: Neural Messages (p. 3) LaunchPad Video: The Neuron: Basic Units of Communication* Neural Communication Classroom Exercises: Neural Transmission (p. 4) Crossing the Synaptic Gap (p. 5) Classroom Exercise: Reaction-Time Measure of Neural Transmission and Mental Processes (p. 6) Classroom Demonstration: The Action Potential (p. 4) LaunchPad Videos: Neural Communication: Impulse Transmission Across the Synapse* Animation: Ion Flow* Animation: Signal Transmission* Animation: Synaptic Activity Neurotransmitters and Drugs Lecture/Discussion Topic: Endorphins and Neurostimulation (p. 6) LaunchPad Videos: Chemically Induced Hallucinations: Studies of Anesthetic Drugs* Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Study* The Nervous System Lecture/Discussion Topics: Lou Gehrig’s Disease (p. 7) The Autonomic Nervous System and Sexual Functioning (p. 8) The Sympathetic Nervous System and the Polygraph (p. 9) The Sympathetic Nervous System and Performance (p. 9) Classroom Exercise: Drug Effects and the Nervous System (p. 8) LaunchPad Video: The Central Nervous System: Spotlight on the Brain* The Endocrine System Lecture/Discussion Topics: The Endocrine System (p. 10) Oxytocin: The Hormone of Love, Bonding, and Generosity? (p. 11) The Brain Methods of Study Lecture/Discussion Topics: Neuroimaging Techniques (p. 12) Assessing Awareness in Brain-Injured Patients (p. 12) Concussions in Sports (p. 13)