PSYCH 2230 - Introduction to Biopsychology

(PBS Supplementary)

Fall. 3 credits.

Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both PSYCH 2230 and BIONB 2220.
May be used to satisfy psychology major breadth requirement and as alternative prerequisite for upper-level biopsychology courses. A 2 credit Writing in the Majors section, PSYCH 2231, is available in Fall.

T. DeVoogd.

Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches to understanding behavior, hormones and behavior, biological bases of sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, and communication.