Honors Exploring the Human Mind

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This course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of defining the human mind in the 21st century. This course will cover the biological and psychological definitions of human and the human mind, the current neuroscience understanding of the many facets of the human mind, the mind-brain-body connection and the implications and uses of such knowledge including brain/computer interfaces and the creation of artificial intelligence. These and other topics will be explored using characters from popular TV shows, movies and literature. This course will be open to Psychology degree majors and students in the honors college, or by permission of the instructor or department chair.