BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (2 Credits)

Learning Outcome:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the neural foundations of behavior; Explain the biological foundations of basic human functioning; Give examples of the biological foundations of functions related to motivation and emotion; Give examples of the biological foundations of functions related to complex behaviors.

Topics:

1. What is Biopsychology?;
2. Neural Foundations of Behavior: the Basic Equipment;
3. Interacting with the World: Vision and Visual Perception;
4. Interacting with the World: Hearing and Language;
5. Interacting with the World: Body Sense and Movement;
6. Motivation and Emotion: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States;
7. Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us Go;
8. Motivation and Emotion: Biology of Sex and Gender;
9. Motivation and Emotion: Emotion and Health;
10. Complex Behavior: Sleep and Consciousness;
11. Complex Behavior: Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning;
12. Complex Behavior: Psychological Disorders.