The dieter wants to change brain activity to lose weight for health or cosmetic reasons. All of these subjects are approached from a scientific point of view. This course deals with a variety of topics including evolution of the brain, genetic influences, brain development, and the biological basis of learning and memory, mental illness and emotion. No previous biologically based courses are assumed, but a general biology course is helpful. The lectures are used to present and explain the textbook material and to add a considerable amount of material which is not in the textbook.
Exams cover both types of materials.
Materials covered in lecture, but not found in the text may be covered by essays available on the website. These essays are for your convenience. You may want to print them out as you get ready for exams. I strongly suggest looking at all slides on the website before the exam. Printing the slides is probably not a good idea since you can currently print only one slide on a page.