PSYC 211. Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026, Winter 2027
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Description
An introduction to contemporary research on the relationship between brain and behaviour. Topics include learning, memory and cognition, brain damage and neuroplasticity, emotion and motivation, and drug addiction and brain reward circuits. Much of the evidence will be drawn from the experimental literature on research with animals.
- Winter
- 2 lectures
- Prerequisites: BIOL 111, 112 or 115, PSYC 100 or equivalent