Listed in: Psychology, as PSYC-212
Sarah M. Turgeon (Section 01)
This course will examine how brain function regulates a broad range of mental processes and behaviors. We will discuss how neurons work and how the brain obtains information about the environment (sensory systems), regulates an organism’s response to the environment (motor systems), controls basic functions necessary for survival such as eating, drinking, sex, and sleep, and mediates higher cognitive function such as memory and language. We will also consider the consequences of brain malfunction as manifested in various forms of disease and mental illness.
Requisite: PSYC 100 or consent of the instructor. PSYC 212 does not count as credit towards the neuroscience major. Students interested in the Neuroscience major should enroll in 213. Limited to 40 students. Spring Semester: Professor Turgeon.
How to handle overenrollment: Priority to pre-registered students and then to declared majors, based on a lottery. Students dropped will have first priority the following semester.
Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Math and science for non-majors.
Section 01
M 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM SCCE E210
W 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM SCCE E210
F 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM SCCE E210