PSYC 372: Biopsychology

PSYC 372-DL1: Biopsychology
(Fall 2021)

Online

Section Information for Fall 2021

Biopsychology is a broad field that includes psychophysiology, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, comparative psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Regardless of the approach, all of these areas share the goal of understanding the biological component of human behavior. A special emphasis will be placed on clinical applications of course material and on biopsychology research findings which have shed light on the intricacies of the brain-behavior relationship.

PSYC 372 DL1 is a distance education section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Survey of neuroscience, including basic neuroanatomy, neural and synaptic transmission, neural mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal behavior, and biological mechanisms of drug action. Students may earn credit for PSYC 372 and either PSYC 375 or PSYC 376, but they may not earn credit for all three. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: PSYC 100, BIOL 103 with BIOL 106 & BIOL 107; or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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