Intro to Biological Psychology

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An advanced consideration of the relationship between the brain and behavior emphasizing the structure and function of neurons and other components of the nervous system. The contributions, philosophy, and ethics of research on humans and animals will be examined. Other topics include brain-behavior relationships underlying the psychological phenomena of sensation, perception, regulatory processes, emotion, motivation, learning, memory, language, and cognition as well as disorders that arise from nervous system malfunctioning. [CSU; UC; CSU-GE, AREA B2; IGETC, AREA 5] [C-ID PSY 150] Advisory: Eligibility for ENG-1A