Spring 2021, PY 630: Affective Neuroscience
Instructor: Dr. Caitlin M. Hudac (she/her/hers)
Email: cmhudac [at] ua.edu Student hours: Readily available by appointment; Prefer Mondays between 11 am and 1 pm Prerequisites: Clinical Psychology students are required to take PY 629 (Biological Bases of Behavior) prior to this course. Other students may request an override of this pre-requisite with professor permission if the student has completed complimentary coursework. Required text: Armony, J., & Vuilleumier, P. (Eds.). (2013). The Cambridge handbook of human affective neuroscience. Cambridge University Press. [Book -- Amazon] |
Course description: This course will overview of the principles, theory, and applications of human affective neuroscience. The course introduce theory and research in major areas of affective neuroscience, including cross-level integration of biological data, including neural and physiological data. The course will describe laboratory techniques and methodological principles in human affective neuroscience methods and will include demonstrations. Readings will include introductions to topics and relevant selections from the current literature. The basis of the course will involve a combination of lecture and discussions co-facilitated by students and the professor.
Copy of syllabus: Download file |
Planned schedule of topics, reading, and assignment due dates
Week 1
Wed 1/13 |
Facilitator
Hudac |
Introduction to course; Importance of affective neuroscience
Readings: Syllabus, start reading for Week 2 Complete beginning of class survey |
Week 2
Mon 1/18- No class Wed 1/20 |
Facilitator
Hudac |
What is emotion? What is affect? Major theories and the link to cognition
No Monday class for Martin Luther King, Jr. University Holiday. Reading for Monday class:
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Supplemental readings:
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Week 3
Mon 1/25 Wed 1/27 |
Mon. Facilitator
Hudac Wed Fac Hudac GA |
The anatomy of feelings: Autonomic nervous system and neuroanatomy
Recorded method video: Brief primer to MRI connectivity (more to come Week 4) Readings for Monday class: Slides from class
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Supplemental readings:
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Mon Fac
Hudac Wed Fac JG SLe |
Emotion perception – fMRI, fNIRS
Readings for Monday class: Slides from Class
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Supplemental readings
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Week 5
Mon 2/8 Wed 2/10 |
Mon. Facilitator
Hudac Wed. Facilitator EM RR |
Emotion perception – Basic physiology, eye tracking
Readings for Monday class: Slides from class
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Supplemental readings
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Week 6
Mon 2/15 Wed 2/17 |
Facilitator
Hudac |
Emotion perception – EEG/ERP
Readings for Monday class: Slides
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Supplemental readings
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Week 7
Mon 2/22 Wed 2/24 Test opens 2/22 |
Mon Fac: Hudac
Wed Fac: CR, KN |
Elicitation of affective responses
Readings for Monday class:
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Supplemental readings
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Week 8
Mon 3/1 Wed 3/3 |
Mon. Facilitator
Hudac Wed. Facilitators SLi BMen |
Emotion and affect regulation
Readings for Monday class:
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Supplemental readings
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Week 9
Mon 3/8 Wed 3/10 Monday: Guest speaker Dr. Veronica Guadagni |
Mon. Fac.
Hudac Wed. Fac. KD AD |
Responses to stress and interactions with health
Readings and prep for Monday class: FOCUS ON SLEEP
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Supplemental readings
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Week 10
Mon 3/15 Wed 3/17 Due Mon 3/15: Basic methods/ concept test Wed Fac Caitlin |
Early and late development of the affective brain; Nonverbal/minimally verbal approach to affective neuroscience
NO CLASS MONDAY. Videos to supplement and prepare for discussion Wed:
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Supplemental readings
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Week 11
Mon 3/22 Wed 3/24 |
Mon Fac
Hudac Wed Fac HA NH |
Role of cognition and attention; Utility of affective neuroscience as treatment (biofeedback, mindfulness intervention, TMS/tES)
Readings for Monday class:
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Supplemental readings
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Week 12
Mon 3/29 Wed 3/31 Due Monday 3/29: Week 14 presenter papers due for first review/ grade. |
Mon Fac
Hudac Wed Fac HP BMcC |
Clinical and environmental considerations
No readings required for Monday class: Readings for Wednesday discussion:
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Week 13
Mon 4/5 Wed 4/7 Due Monday 4/5: Week 15 presenter papers due for first review/ grade. |
Mon Fac
Hudac Wed Fac Hudac BF |
Love & cultural considerations
Readings to supplement Monday class: Special guest Mengya Xia (DREAMS lab)
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Supplemental readings
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Week 14
Mon 4/12 Wed 4/14 |
Week 14 student presentations (4-5 students each class)
Readings: No readings. |
Week 15
Mon 4/19 Wed 4/21 |
Week 15 student presentations (4-5 students each class)
Readings: No readings. |
Finals – 4/26
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Due Monday: Final edits of paper due Monday 4/26 @ 11:59 pm
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