Syllabus
Human Cardiovascular Psychophysiology   Text: Stern, Ray, and Quigley Psychophysiological Recording

Block 1: Cardiovascular Physiology

8/26

Lecture

Introduction to Psychophysiology within Behavioral Medicine:  Text, pp 3-11, Obrist handout, Miller/Keller handout

 Dr. Jennings here and whenever not noted*

1449 WPIC

8/29

Lab 

Psychophysiology and Electricity: Text Ch. 3 and  Marshall-Goodell et al.  -------Hand out

 

E1329 WPIC 

9/02

Lecture

Hearts and Brains   Text Ch. 2, Ch. 12, Rushmer handout

 

 1449 WPIC

9/5

Lab

Amplifiers, Filters, and such 
       Marshall-Goodell et al. -------Hand Out

 

 E1329 WPIC

9/9

Lecture

Neural control of the Heart

 

 1449 WPIC

9/12

Lab

Laboratory: The electrocardiogram and arrhythmia. Jennings et al. Guidelines; Dubin text (Handouts)

 Dr. Edwards

 E1329 WPIC

9/16

Lecture

Vascular function (some renal)         Burton handout

Dr. Jennings

1449 WPIC

 

9/19

Lab

Laboratory: Blood pressure and respiration Text, ch 10; AHA guidelines;

 Dr. Gianaros

 E1329 WPIC

9/23

Lecture/discussion

Behavioral medicine in medical journals

Dr. Gianaros/Jennings

1449 WPIC

 

9/26

Lab

Laboratory:Impedance : Thoracic and Forearm --Sherwood et al. Guidelines; Jennings, Tahmoush, Redmond--general intro and impedance section (Handouts)

Dr. Neumann

5th floor, OEH

 

9/30     Lecture

 Endocrine and immune system interactions

Dr. Jennings

1449 WPIC

October

 

 

 

10/2

Lab

Laboratory : Peripheral vascular: Photo and strain gauge Jennings, Tahmoush, & Redmond--relevant sections of handout.

 

2nd floorBellefield/KAM & E1329

10/7

Lecture

Risk factor influence on cardiovascular physiology

Drs Gianaros/Jennings

 1449 WPIC

10/10

Lab

Ambulatory data collection

Drs. Jennings/Kamarck

E1329 and Sennott Square

10/14

EXAMINATION

Block examination on cardiovascular physiology

 

 1449 WPIC

Block 2: Psychophysiology

10/17

Lab

Heart rate variability

Dr.Gianaros

E1329 WPIC

 

10/21

Lecture

Introduction to classic psychophysiology;  Text, Ch 4,5,14,15

Dr. Jennings

1449 WPIC

 

10/24

Lab

 Skin Conductance Text, Chapter 13

Dr. Gianaros

E1329 WPIC

 

10/28

Lecture/discussion

Cognition      (Heart rate and attention/memory; CV reactivity)                                  Handout  van der Molen

Dr. Jennings

1449 WPIC

 

10/31

Lab

Endocrine techniques

Dr. Muldoon

OEH, 5th Floor

 

November

 

 

 1449 WPIC

11/4

Lecture /discussion

Emotion                                                              Handout Tomarken

Dr. Gianaros

1449 WPIC

11/7

Lab

Data analysis   Handout Jennings and Stine

Dr. Jennings

 1449 WPIC

11/11

Lecture/discussion

Social/ Personality (ANS correlates of personality/attitudes,  Type A behavior)

Dr. Jennings

 1449 WPIC

 11/14

Lab 

Cardiology visits

Dr. Reis

TBA

11/18

Lecture/discussion

 Sleep (Sleep and ANS; Early morning CHD risk)

Dr. Jennings

 1449 WPIC

  11/21

Lab

Cardiology visits

Dr. Reis

TBA

 11/25

Lecture/discussion

Psychopathology (ANS and psychopathology; Depression and CHD)

 Dr. Jennings

 1449 WPIC

 11/28

 Home

Thanksgiving

 

 

December

 

 

 

12/2

Lecture/discussion

Brain Imaging and Cardiovascular function

Drs. Jennings & Gianaros 

  1449 WPIC 

12/5

EXAMINATION

Examination on Psychophysiology block

 Dr. Jennings 

 1449 WPIC

     
 

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