2009 Fall PSY 136-01
Bulletin Course Description Introduces students to behavioral neuroscience--the study of how the brain generates behavior. Focus on detailed biological mechanisms underlying specific behaviors in many organisms, especially mammals. Topics covered include control of movement, sleep, learning and memory, motivation, emotion, and decision making. Instructor: Yin
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Title BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR (B) Department PSY Course Number 2009 Fall 136 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Yin,Henry Prerequisites Prerequisite: Psychology 101(RE) formerly Psychology 91.
Synopsis of course content
Topics covered include historical roots of neuroscience, plasticity and development of neural circuits and behavior, sensory and motor systems, emotion, motivation, representation of time and space, learning, decision making, and disorders of the brain.
