BIOL 5824L 01: Behavioral Neuroscience Lab

BIOL 5824L - Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory

Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41243,

Credit hours: 0

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Instructor

Jill Tall

Email: jmtall@ysu.edu

Public Instructor Information

Instructor Title: Associate Professor
Instructor Professional Qualifications:  

Ph. D. (2001), Biomedical Sciences, Major Focus – Neurobiology, Minor Focus – Pharmacology, Kent State University in cooperation with Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Bachelor’s (1996), Zoology, Arizona State University

Instructor Office Location:  Ward Beecher Hall #4026
Instructor Office Phone:  330-941-1387

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Course Description

5824L. Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory. Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL 3730. Coreq.: BIOL 5824. 0 s.h.

Course Readings

Group Title Author ISBN
Required Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience Kirby et al. 978-1-961584-57-0

https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-behavioral-neuroscience

The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.  

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Schedule of Topics and Assignments

Day Date Proposed Topic Due/To Prepare for Class
Tue 8/25 MODULE 1 — FOUNDATIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE
IN PERSON Introduction to the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory; Seeing and Studying the Brain
Tue 9/1 INDEPENDENT Digital Neuroanatomy I
Tue 9/8 IN PERSON Applied Neuroanatomy
Tue 9/15 INDEPENDENT Digital Neuroanatomy II: Sectional Anatomy and Neuroimaging
Tue 9/22 IN PERSON Exploring Neural Communication
Tue 9/29 INDEPENDENT Neural Signaling: Image and Data Interpretation
Tue 10/6 MODULE 2 — THE BRAIN BUILDS REALITY
IN PERSON Perception: Human Behavioral Data Collection
Tue 10/13 INDEPENDENT Perception Data Analysis and Interpretation
Tue 10/20 IN PERSON Attention: Human Behavioral Data Collection
Tue 10/27 INDEPENDENT Attention Data Analysis and Interpretation
Tue 11/3 IN PERSON Memory: Human Behavioral Data Collection
Tue 11/10 INDEPENDENT Memory Data Analysis and Interpretation
Tue 11/17 IN PERSON Stress and Arousal: Human Behavioral Data Collection
Tue 11/24 INDEPENDENT Stress and Arousal Data Analysis and Interpretation
Tue 12/1 IN PERSON Context, Reward, and Decision-Making: Human Behavioral Data Collection
Tue 12/8 INDEPENDENT Data Interpretation and Course Synthesis

The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.