Biological Psychology

Catalog description

The scientific study of brain-behavior relationships and mental processes. Issues addressed include: historical scientific contributions and current research principles for studying brain-behavior associations and mental processes, basic nervous system structure and function, sensory and motor systems, emotion, motivation, learning and memory, sleep and dreaming, and neurological and mental disorders. Ethical standards for human and animal research are discussed in the context of both invasive and non-invasive experimental investigations. 54.00 hours lecture. (Letter grade only)