Developmental Psychobiology Lecture Series

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wednesdays, 11:00 – 12:00
Room 1064, 1st Floor Hanes Building

A weekly seminar series given by distinguished invited
speakers (below) will complement the class lectures and will be
open to the public.  Public seminars denoted in red.

  Maps, Directions, and Parking

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is easily accessible from Business 40, Winston-Salem's downtown expressway. Most roads leading to Winston-Salem either cross Business 40 or intersect one of the major connectors that do, such as U.S. 52, U.S. 311 or N.C. 67. From eastbound Business 40, take the Cloverdale Avenue exit (Exit 4). Continue straight through the intersection onto Medical Center Blvd. Visitor parking is on the left. From westbound Business 40, take the Cloverdale Avenue exit (Exit 4A). At the end of the exit ramp turn right. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Medical Center Blvd. Visitor parking will be on the left.

Visitor’s Parking Deck to the Hanes Building (1st floor, Rm. 1064)

After parking in the visitor’s parking deck, take the elevators to the Ground floor (Orange Level).  Directly behind the elevators there is an Information Center.  Please ask for a map to the Hanes Building.  Follow the map across the glass walkway to the Reynolds Tower.  Continue walking towards the Watlington Building.  You will pass the Medical Center Bookstore (on your right) and a Domino’s Pizza on your left.  Continue until you see the Mailroom (on your right) and a Deli (on your left).  Take the stairs to the first floor and turn RIGHT.  Continue past the Chapel (on your right), through an intersection (Carpenter Library will be on your left; corridor to employee parking deck will be on your right) to a locked door at the entrance to the Gray Building.  Someone will be at the door to let you in.  Continue across the glass walkway into the Hanes Building and make your first left.  Walk straight ahead into Room 1064.

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In recent years appreciation has grown for the significant role developmental
trajectories play in directing lifelong behavior and nervous system function, and
increasing numbers of students have expressed an interest in this area.

Syllabus for a Developmental Psychobiology Course
Class Lecture B Mondays 10:00 – 12:00*
Seminars B Wednesdays 11:00 B 12:00 PM

 

Week	Lecture Topic	Lecturer(s)
1	Historical origins of developmental psychobiology                                                                                    Monday, January 9, 10:00 - 12:00 PM                  Invited Guest:  Myron Hofer B "The Riddle of Development" :  Myron Hofer B "The Riddle of Development"             Wednesday, January 11, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program	Oppenheim
2	Principals & concepts of developmental psychobiology                                                               Monday, January 23, 10:00 - 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Patrick Bateson B "Taking the Stink out of Instinct" :  Patrick Bateson B "Taking the Stink out of Instinct"             Wednesday, January 25, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Psychology Department, UNC-G and the             Psychology Department, WFU, Reynolda Campus	Michel
3	Neural development                                                                                                                                                                    Monday, January 30, 10:00 - 12:00 PM                                                                                              Invited Guest:  William Greenough B "Experience and Brain Development" :  William Greenough B "Experience and Brain Development"             Wednesday, February 1, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program	Johnson, J.
4	Evolution/Development*                                                                     .                                                                            .                   Tuesday, February 7, 10:00 – 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Sarah M. Farris – "Evolution of Insect Mushroom Bodies: :  Sarah M. Farris – "Evolution of Insect Mushroom Bodies:              Developmental Mechanisms and Structure-function Relationships"             Wednesday, February 8, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Biology Department, WFU	Johnson, E
5	Neural functions and behavior in the embryo and fetus                                  Monday, February 13, 10:00 - 12:00 PM                                                                             Invited Guest:  Scott Robinson B "Ontogeny of Action Systems in the :  Scott Robinson B "Ontogeny of Action Systems in the                         Rat Fetus"             Wednesday, February 15, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department	Oppenheim/ Ronca
6	Maternal stress and fetal programming                                                                                                                        Monday, February 20, 10:00 B 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Mary Schneider - "The Impact of Prenatal Stress and :  Mary Schneider - "The Impact of Prenatal Stress and             Moderate Level Fetal Alcohol Exposure on Neurobehavior, Stress             Reactivity and Dopamine Function in the Offspring of Rhesus Monkeys"             Wednesday, February 22, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Women’s Center of Excellence and the Alcohol Center	Shively
7	Parent-young effects on brain-behavior                                                                                                                                Monday, February 27, 10:00 B 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Alison Fleming B " Psychobiology of Maternal Behavior: :  Alison Fleming B " Psychobiology of Maternal Behavior:             What the Rat Model Can Tell Us about Human Mothering"             Wednesday, March 1, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Psychology Department, UNC-G	Bennett
8	Affective development                                                                                                                                                                                      Monday, March 13, 10:00 - 12:00 PM                                                                                                                          Invited Guest:  Stephen J. Suomi – "How Gene x Environment :  Stephen J. Suomi – "How Gene x Environment             Interactions Can Shape Biobehavioral Development in Rhesus Monkeys and                         Other Macaques"             Wednesday, March 15, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics	Shively/Bennett
9	Development of sensory systems                                                                                                                                                        Monday, March 20, 10:00 - 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  David Lewkowicz B "The Development of Intersensory :  David Lewkowicz B "The Development of Intersensory                         Perception in Human Infants"             Wednesday, March 22, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Department of  Neurobiology/Anatomy	Burnett
10	Development of learning                                                                                 Monday, March 27, 10:00 B 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Fernando Nottebohm B "Neuronal Replacement in :  Fernando Nottebohm B "Neuronal Replacement in                         Adult Brain"             Wednesday, March 29, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Western NC Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience	Tyler
11	Cognitive/language development                                                                                                                          Monday, April 3, 10:00 B 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Terrence Deacon B "The Making of an Emergent :  Terrence Deacon B "The Making of an Emergent                         Brain Function:  An EvoDevo Approach to Language"              Wednesday, April 5, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Psychology Department, UNC-G	Michel
12	Hormones, adolescence & neurobehavioral development*                                      Tuesday, April 11, 10:00 B 12:00 PM             Invited Guest:  Ronald Dahl – "Adolescent Brain Development:  A :  Ronald Dahl – "Adolescent Brain Development:  A                         Period of Vulnerabilities and Opportunities, from Behavioral                         To Emotional Health"             Wednesday, April 12, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Psychiatry Department and the Center for             the Neurobiological Investigation of Drug Abuse	Fahrbach
13	Post-pubertal development and adult plasticity                                                                                                            Monday, April 17, 10:00 B 12:00 PM                              Invited Guest:  Jon Kaas – "The Evolution of Sensory and Motor :  Jon Kaas – "The Evolution of Sensory and Motor                         Systems in Mammals" Wednesday, April 19, 11:00 B 12:00 PM Sponsored by the Western NC Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience	Riddle
14	Abnormal development                                                                                                                                                                                       Monday, April 24, 10:00 B 12:00 PM                                                                                                                                                      Invited Guest:  Marcel Kinsbourne – "Developmental Psychopathologies :  Marcel Kinsbourne – "Developmental Psychopathologies                         of Attention"                   Wednesday, April 26, 11:00 B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Neurology Department	Wood
15	Behavioral and brain changes during aging                                                                                                                  Monday, May 1, 10:00 B 12:00 PM                                                                                   Invited Guest:  Paula Bickford – "Nutritional Interventions in Aging :  Paula Bickford – "Nutritional Interventions in Aging                         and Neurodegenerative Disease"             Wednesday, May 3, 11:00  B 12:00 PM             Sponsored by the Roena-Kulynych Dementia Research Center	Riddle

 

 

            Sponsored by the Roena-Kulynych Dementia Research Center

  

*PLEASE NOTE:

These two classes will be taught on Tuesdays from 10:00 – 12:00, room 1002, 1^st floor Hanes.

Additional funds for the Developmental Psychobiology course were provided by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.