INTRODUCTION TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY   [Archived Catalog]
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BIOSC 1090 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a survey course in which the biological bases of certain classes of behavior are explored. The behaviors studied are limb movement, sleep and wakefulness, feeding, sexual behavior and learning and memory. Each of these behaviors is considered from the point of view which brain structures and which neurotransmitters are involved in the production of that behavior. Emphasis is also placed on experimental techniques used to obtain relevant data and on the type of inferences which can be made from these experiments.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or BIOSC 0170


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