HDP 110 Brain and Behavioral Development Professor Leslie

HDP 110 Brain and Behavioral Development Professor Leslie Carver

Outline: n n n Course Description Syllabus Review Introduction n Why do we care?

Outline: January 10, 2006 n n n Course Description Syllabus Review Introduction n n Why do we care? What can we learn?

Outline: January 10, 2006 n n n Course Description Syllabus Review Introduction n Why do we care? What can we learn? Why is this important?

Outline: January 10, 2006 n n n Course Description Syllabus Review Introduction n n Why do we care? What can we learn? Why is this important? Goals of this course

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v Embryology

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v Embryology Neurogenesis

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior v. Perception

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior v. Perception v. Motion

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior v. Perception v. Motion v. Social Behavior

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior v. Perception v. Social Behavior v. Motion v. Cognition

Course Description n What will be taught n Basic Neurbiology of Development v v v n n Embryology Neurogenesis Anatomical development Plasticity & effects of experience on brain development Effects of hormones on brain development Development of brain systems involved in behavior v. Perception v. Social Behavior v. Motion v. Cognition Problems with brain development

Course Description n Strategies for learning n Study together

Course Description n Strategies for learning n n Study together Participate in class discussion and projects

Course Description n Strategies for learning n n n Study together Participate in class discussion and projects Keep up with the reading

Course Description n Strategies for learning n n Study together Participate in class discussion and projects Keep up with the reading Talk to the instructor

Course Description n Strategies for learning n n n Study together Participate in class discussion and projects Keep up with the reading Talk to the instructor Talk to the TA

Course Description n How to get a good grade in this class

Course Description n How to get a good grade in this class n n n Study together Participate in class discussion and projects Keep up with the reading Talk to the instructor Talk to the TA

Syllabus Review n Course Requirements

Syllabus Review n n Course Requirements Policies n Missed exams

Syllabus Review n n Course Requirements Policies n n Missed exams Late Papers

Syllabus Review n n Course Requirements Policies n n n Missed exams Late Papers Make – ups

Syllabus Review n n Course Requirements Policies n n Missed exams Late Papers Make – ups Academic Dishonesty

n CLASSICAL MUSIC AND YOUR BABY n Classical Music Can Affect Brain, Body, And Soul n By playing classical music to your baby you can activate the neural pathways responsible for many intellectual skills. General skills such as creativity, and more specific skills such as spatial intelligence, mathematical ability, linguistic ability, and emotional intelligence are honed by the effect of listening to music. Many physical and mental functions are also affected by listening to classical music. Your baby is naturally unaware of these complex and secret processes. He is totally immersed in the simple experience of listening to the soft music that envelops him, challenging him, arousing his curiosity, and stirring a variety of emotions in him.

n Why care about brain development? n n Popular ideas about how brains develop Can you change brain development?

n Why care about brain development? n n n Popular ideas about how brains develop Can you change brain development? Genes vs. environment: What does brain science say?

n Why care about brain development? n n Popular ideas about how brains develop Can you change brain development? Genes vs. environment: What does brain science say? Blueprints

What can you learn about behavior from studying brain development? n Where behavior comes from

What can you learn about behavior from studying brain development? n n Where behavior comes from Normal and abnormal behavior

What can you learn about behavior from studying brain development? n n n Where behavior comes from Normal and abnormal behavior Developmental “schedules”

Why is brain development important? n Everybody has a brain

Why is brain development important? n n Everybody has a brain There is no behavior without brain

Why is brain development important? n n n Everybody has a brain There is no behavior without brain Environment and policy can be affected by our understanding of brain

Goals of this course n Understand the basic biology of brain development

Goals of this course n n Understand the basic biology of brain development Learn about the role of brain in normal behavior

Goals of this course n n n Understand the basic biology of brain development Learn about the role of brain in normal behavior Interaction between brain and environment

Goals of this course n n Understand the basic biology of brain development Learn about the role of brain in normal behavior Interaction between brain and environment Be able to think critically about scientific information