ANIMALS ACTIVE AND ASLEEP
EEE3AAA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will begin by examining the physiological basis of the electrical and motor activity of neuronal and muscle cells of animals and examine the classical experimental approaches used to study excitability of neurons and muscle so that one can understand the physiological basis of how muscles work in the way they do to produce complex movements. An examination of disorders of motor control will lead you into the quiescent brain and the study of sleep. Sleep is a prominent behaviour and neurophysiological state in the lives of animals. We will use an integrative approach to sleep that explores the evolutionary history of sleep and sleep states, neurophysiological correlates of sleep behaviour, sleep homeostasis, and ecological factors that influence how, where and when animals sleep, among other topics.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: John Lesku
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PSY1BNB OR ZOO2AP OR PSY1BNA OR HBS2PTB OR HBS2PTA
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Pricinples and Practice of Sleep Medicine
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Meir H. Kryger & Thomas Roth & William C. Dement
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: 5th ed
Publisher: Elsevier
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Principles of Neuroscience
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell, Steven A. Siegelbaum, J. Hudspeth
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: 5th ed
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 100
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Lesku
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 4.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two take home written examination (1,000-words each, 2,000-words total)There will be a mid-semester and end-of-semester take home exam. The exams will consist of both short and long answer questions relevant to the material covered in lectures | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO3 |
Two Laboratory classes reports (1,000-words equivalent total)Of the 6 laboratory classes, students will be able to choose 2 for which to write a scientific report. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO3 |
One team literature review (1,000-words)Students work in pairs to review a scientific paper or concept. Equivalent 500 words/student | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2 |
Two online quizzes (500-words equivalent total)Two online quizzes each worth 5% covering the two major topics delivered: movement and sleep. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO2, SILO3 |