Neural Systems of Behavior and Psychopathology

3 units

This course provides students with a working knowledge of our rapidly evolving understanding of the brain circuits that create order in our social, emotional and cognitive worlds and how disorder within these circuits is associated with a broad range of psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, phobias, PTSD, OCD, addiction, autism, schizophrenia, psychopathy and violence. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Psychological & Brain Sciences. This course is the graduate level equivalent of 4765: Inside the Disordered Brain.