PSY 456 - Biopsychology

(5-0-5)

Prerequisite: PSY 101

This course is an introduction to the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological underpinnings of behavior, emotion, and thought. Topics covered will include nervous system communication, brain development, motivation, sex, hunger, and thirst, sleep, emotions and stress, psychoactive drugs, thinking and consciousness, memory, learning and mental disorders.

Note: This course is also available as an online course.