Many aspects of human behavior can be studied from a physiological viewpoint. Thinking, feeling, perceiving, and moving all have neuroelectrical, neurochemical and hormonal processes which are the physiological substrates of the behaviors. In this class we will focus on understanding the basic processes which have been linked to brain and behavior. Grading will be based on three exams and a special project. These exams will cover lectures, readings, and hand-out materials.
Exams be short answer questions based on review sheets which are distributed during each unit.
The questions will be different but the material covered will be the same. The grade you receive on the retaking of the unit exam will be averaged with your first unit exam grade. In collaboration with one or two other students you will select an area of special interest to investigate. For example, you might be interested in the physiology of dreams or obsessive-compulsive disorders. Each group will present its special project during the last week of classes.