PSY-202 Biological Psychology
This course if one of the four content courses
for the core of the psychology major and
provides an introduction to the methods and
topics of bio-psychology. Topics to be covered
include the major assumptions of a
bio-psychological approach, basic neuroanatomy
(structural and functional), the role of
neurophysiological and neurochemical processes on
behavior (including psychopharmacological
principles), and the biological underpinnings of
learning and memory. The concept of neural
plasticity is an underlying concept to much of
the course. The course will include the methods
used to acquire information about the
bio-psychology of human and infra-human behavior.
Prerequisites: PSY-100