Behavioral Physiology

Catalog description

This course provides a review of the major anatomical brain structures and physiological systems that affect human behavior, cognition, and emotion. In addition, students will learn how brain function is influenced by external environmental stimuli - like social interactions and contact with animals. Throughout the course there will be an emphasis on both normal and abnormal functioning of the brain. Therefore topics such as left/right hemisphere differences, sex, the physiology of chemical dependency, and brain disorders are also examined.