PSY 3311 - Biological Psychology

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1303 and 3 additional hours in psychology.
A survey of theory and research in the biology of mind and behavior, focusing on the internal processes underlying the activities of the organism, learning, memory, motivation, perception, and emotion. Important biopsychological phenomena will be discussed such as the biological mechanisms underlying eating and drinking, sexual behavior, sleep and dreaming, and stress and the immune system. Other topics may include the structure and function of the nervous, neuroendrocrine, and sensorimotor systems, as well as basic principles of evolution and genetics.