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.
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/visitors/Maps+and+Directions/
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 Oppenheim
Monday, January 9, 10:00 - 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: Myron Hofer B “The Riddle of Development”
Wednesday, January 11, 11:00 B 12:00 PM
Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program
2 Principals & concepts of developmental psychobiology Michel
Monday, January 23, 10:00 - 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
3 Neural development Johnson, J.
Monday, January 30, 10:00 - 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: William Greenough B “Experience and Brain Development”
Wednesday, February 1, 11:00 B 12:00 PM
Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program
4 Evolution/Development* Johnson, E.
Tuesday, February 7, 10:00 – 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
5 Neural functions and behavior in the embryo and fetus Oppenheim/
Monday, February 13, 10:00 - 12:00 PM Ronca
Invited Guest: 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
6 Maternal stress and fetal programming Shively
Monday, February 20, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
7 Parent-young effects on brain-behavior Bennett
Monday, February 27, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
8 Affective development Shively/
Monday, March 13, 10:00 - 12:00 PM Bennett
Invited Guest: 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
9 Development of sensory systems Burnett
Monday, March 20, 10:00 - 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
10 Development of learning Tyler
Monday, March 27, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
11. Cognitive/language development Michel Michel
Monday, April 3, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
12 Hormones, adolescence & neurobehavioral development* Fahrbach Tuesday, April 11, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
13 Post-pubertal development and adult plasticity Riddle
Monday, April 17, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
14 Abnormal development Wood
Monday, April 24, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: Marcel Kinsbourne – “Developmental Psychopathologies
of Attention”
Wednesday, April 26, 11:00 B 12:00 PM
Sponsored by the Neurology Department
15 Behavioral and brain changes during aging Riddle
Monday, May 1, 10:00 B 12:00 PM
Invited Guest: 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
*PLEASE NOTE:
These two classes will be taught on Tuesdays from 10:00 – 12:00, room 1002, 1st floor Hanes.
Additional funds for the Developmental Psychobiology course were provided by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.