PSYCO275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behavioral Neuroscience, The Instructor, Neuroplasticity
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Policy about course outlines can be found in section 23. 4(2) of the university calendar. Office hours: xdays from x-x and xdays from. Please note: for email communications, the following link will serve you well: This course is an introduction to brain mechanisms involved in sensation, perception, movement and cognition, as studied in both animals and humans. This course is the flagship of the neuroscience stream in psychology. Biopsychology and its methods, followed by an extensive review of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. This includes how the nervous system (particularly the forebrain) is involved in sensation and perception and its potential for modification (neuroplasticity) following learning. Brain circuits associated with higher order cognitive functions, such as attention and memory, will also be discussed as will the mechanism of biological rhythms like sleep. Our goals as instructors are to facilitate your comprehension of, and to inspire your interest in, this most fascinating field of study.