Brain and Behaviour

• • Introduction
  • Biological Psychology 1: Nervous System Organisation and Neurotransmission
  • Critical Thinking
  • Biological Psychology 2: Functional Neuroanatomy and Lateralisation
  • Data collection for research report
  • What are academic sources
  • Biological Psychology 3: Evolution, Genetics and Neuroscientific Methods
  • Locating and reading academic resources
  • Sensation & Perception I: Basic principles, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Body senses
  • Sensation & Perception 2: Visual sensation and perception
  • Language
  • Emotion
  • Motivation
  • Learning
  • Human Development
  • Consciousness

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Brain and Behaviour is intended for students of Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, and allied science, medical and health professions and introduces major theoretical and empirical areas in psychology, biological basis of behaviour, and their associated practical applications. Lecture topics include nervous system physiology, sensation and perception, learning, motivation, emotion, psychological development, language, and states of consciousness. In tutorial sessions, students will engage with neuroscientific research and related theory through demonstrations and activities in areas related to the lecture topics. Critical thinking and analysis are emphasised in discussions of contemporary research and debates in the field of neuroscience and the biology of behaviour.

• x10 Online Quizzes (20%%)
• Research Report (25%%)
• Research Reflection (5%%)
• Final Exam (50%%)

Current study term: 21 Feb 21 to 30 May 21)