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| *[[User:Richard E. Hartman | Rich Hartman, PhD]] (rhartman AT llu DOT edu)
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| If you are registered with the Dean's office for disability accommodation, please see me as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary. If you have a disability and wish accommodation, please visit the Dean’s Office of your school. See the [http://www.llu.edu/llu/handbook/documents/2006-07student-handbook.pdf?#page=53 Disability Accommodation Policy]. | | If you are registered with the Dean's office for disability accommodation, please see me as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary. If you have a disability and wish accommodation, please visit the Dean’s Office of your school. |
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| ==Academic integrity policy== | | ==Academic integrity policy== |
| [http://www.llu.edu/llu/handbook/documents/2006-07student-handbook.pdf?#page=85 Don’t cheat.]
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LLU PSYC 694: Genetics, Neuropsychology, and Human Behavior
Spring 2009 - 1 credit
When and where: Thursdays, 1:00-1:50, CDR 126
Instructor
Rich Hartman, PhD (rhartman AT llu DOT edu)
Book
- ISBN:1429205776 [Plomin2008]
Course description
This class will follow a “journal club” format. Each week, students will present a general overview of a subject related to behavioral neurogenetics, followed by another presentation in which a contemporary research paper is presented and critically analyzed by the class. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- cognitive (dis)ability (IQ, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, etc.)
- cognitive (dys)function (schizophrenia, mood/anxiety disorders, attention deficit disorder, etc.)
- personality, aggression, drug abuse, etc.
- neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, etc.)
- “twin studies”
- gene therapy
Grading
Grades will solely be determined by the quality of the students’ presentations, critical analyses, and class participation.
Disability accommodation
If you are registered with the Dean's office for disability accommodation, please see me as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary. If you have a disability and wish accommodation, please visit the Dean’s Office of your school.
Academic integrity policy
Don’t cheat.
Students
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