Food and the Brain

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

"What happens in your brain when you eat a piece of chocolate? Why do you eat more when you're stressed out? How does your gut communicate with your brain? In this course, students will study the brain's response to food and its relationship to eating behaviors, crossing levels ranging from molecular biology to psychology. It will emphasize critical reading of primary scientific literature. This will serve as a Psychology elective requirement in the new neuroscience major."