HDP 110
Brain and Behavioral Development
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 – 3:20
Center Hall 119

 

Instructor

Leslie J. Carver, Ph.D.
Office – McGill Hall Room 4318
534-4634
ljcarver@ucsd.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 2:00 – 4:00

 

Teaching Assistants

C. Nikoosh Carlo Harper VanSteenhouse

Human Development Office

Room 2839E

Human Development Office

Room 2839E

Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 Tuesday 1:00 – 2:00
ccarlo@ucsd.edu harper@ucsd.edu

 

Schedule and Powerpoint downloads:

Date

Presentation

Topic

Readings

Jan 10
Lecture 1

Introduction

Course outline

d & J: Intro, Ch. 1

Elliot: Ch. 1

Jan 12
Papers
Paper guidelines, library methods x
Jan 17
Lecture 2
Methods d & J: Chapter 2
Jan 19
Lecture 3

Embryological & prenatal development

Bring Playdough to class

Elliot: pp. 11 –27, 40 – 80
Jan 24
Lecture 4
Postnatal brain development Elliot: pp. 28 – 39
Jan 26
Lecture 5
Plasticity in developing and adult brain Elliot: pp. 422 - 430
Jan 31
Lecture 6
Hormones & Development d & J: Chapter 8
Feb 02
Lecture 7
Sex Differences

d & J: Chapter 9

Last day for feedback on paper topic

Feb 07
x
Midterm #1 x
Feb 09
Lecture 8
Perceptual development

d & J: Chapter 3

Elliot: Ch. 5, 7 – 8

Feb 14
Lecture 9
Perceptual Development

d & J: Chapter 4

Elliot: Ch. 9 – 10

Feb 16
Lecture 10
Motor & attention

Elliot: Ch. 6, 11

First day to turn in paper draft

Feb 21
Lecture 11
Language Development

d & J: Chapter 6

Elliot: Ch. 14

Feb 23
x
Midterm #2 x
Feb 28
Lectures 12&13
Cognitive Development

d & J: Chapter 7

Elliot: Ch. 15

Mar 02
x
Cognitive Development

d & J: Chapter 5

Elliot: Ch. 13

Mar 07
Lectures 14&15
Social Development d & J: Chapter 8
Mar 09
x
Social Development

Elliot: Ch. 12

Last day to turn in paper draft

Mar 14
Lecture 17
Neurodevelopmental disorders/Adult disorders d & J: Ch. 10
Mar 16
Lecture 16

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Review, catch up

Final paper due

Mar 23

3:00-6:00 PM

x
Final Exam
x

Course Requirements

Text

Course Policies

UCSD Library Databases

SSHL HDP110 Web Resources

 

 

 

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