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PSY 4409 - Seminar in Biological Psychology

Credits: 4 hrs
This seminar course examines the principles, research, and application of biological psychology. Some topics to be covered include: physiological mechanism underlying an array of behaviors, emotional phenomena, and various cognitive processes; neuropsychological perspectives on the consequences of brain damage and atypical brain development; evolutionary and neuroendocrine influences on sex differences and sexual behavior; biopsychiatry of selected psychological disorders. Laboratories will focus on locating and manipulating computer simulations of physiological processes in the brain and nervous system, analysis and investigation of case studies of human brain damage, demonstrations of various methodological approaches, and discussion. Prerequisite(s): PSY 2301 and Major Status.