Biological Foundations of Behavior

This course is an introduction to behavioral neuroscience, a branch of psychology that concerns itself with relationships between the brain, nervous system and behavior. Topics include the structure and functioning of individual nerve cells; the structure and functioning of brain components; brain/nervous system control of relatively simple behavior such as movement, sensation, perception, and motivated behaviors; physiological regulation of sleep and memory; and, biologically based clinical syndromes such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease.

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