Applied Neuroscience

Catalog description

A survey of current neuroscientific contributions to the understanding of the etiology of various mental disorders and learning processes. This course provides a review of human brain-behavior relationships including neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, cognitive processes, sensory and motor processes, and their interactions with emotion and personality. Empirical research at the intersection of educational research and neuroscience is used to build fundamental knowledge about the ways that children and adults learn and develop. In addition, the neurobiological foundations of mental health and mental illness will be explored by examining likely causes and most effective treatments of the many mental disorders.