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PSYC 444. Sleep Mechanisms and Behaviour.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Fall 2026
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Description

This course covers basic biological mechanisms, possible functions and behavioural aspects of sleep. Additional topics include: disorders of sleep, their effects on behaviour and cognition, and treatment approaches; as well as medical, neurological and psychiatric disorders, and drugs, that affect sleep.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: One of PSYC 211, NSCI 201, PHGY 209 AND one of PSYC 311, PSYC 317, PSYC 318, PSYC 342 or permission of instructor.

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