Biological Basis of Behavior

3 Hours

Provides an overview of brain structure and function and the brain bases of behavior and disorders of behavior. Focus is on the structure of the nervous system, with a primary emphasis on the functional organization of the brain, and the mechanisms underlying neural communication, followed by a review of various functional systems of the brain and clinical disorders known to be associated with dysfunction of these systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Educational Psychology 382E (Topic 2), 382L (Topic 9), 383 (Topic 1).