Description:

Neuroscientific study of behavioral functions, including: fundamental structure and function of human nervous system; sensory systems and perception; motor systems and behavior; motivation and learning; brain disorders and maladaptive behavior.

Texts:

Beatty. Principles of Behavioral Neuroscience. 1995

Grading and Requirements:

Exams: 3; partial; only 2 count toward grade; lowest grade will be dropped; if you miss an exam, that exam grade will be the one dropped; 60% of grade.

Final: comprehensive, 40%

All Exams and Final are multiple choice: 1/2 from lecture, 1/2 from text. No makeup Exams given. You will be responsible for lecture material even if it is not covered in text; you will be responsible for assigned chapters even if they are not discussed in lecture.

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 308 or six semester hours of biology, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, and upper division standing.

Updated 24 February 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

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