HPS205 - Behavioural Neuroscience

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:(B, G, X)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Unit chair:

M Rogers (B)

Prerequisite:HPS111 and HPS121
Incompatible with: HPS675, HPS775, HSE207, HSO207
Contact hours:

3 hours (1 x 3 hour lecture) per week

Note:

Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

This unit addresses current neurophysiological and neuroanatomical knowledge of the central nervous system. The implications of this knowledge for our understanding of human behaviour are examined. Topics include: neurons and neural networks; methods of studying the nervous system; basic neuroanatomy; visual and auditory sensory systems; motor activity; sleep; mental disorders and learning.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours) 60%, assignment-written laboratory work (2000 words) 40%

Prescribed texts

Kalat, JW 2009, Biological Psychology, 10th edn, Thomson/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Unit Fee Information

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