Psychology | Behavioral Neuroscience P326 | 3647 | Rebec,
Garraghty, Sengelaub, Wellman An examination of the cellular
bases of behavior emphasizing contemporary views and approaches
to the study of the nervous system. Neural structure, function,
and organization are considered in relation to sensory and motor
function, motivation, learning, and other basic behaviors.
Emphasis is placed on the mechanisms by which the nervous system
regulates and controls development, sensory processes, movement,
motivated behaviors, emotion, learning, memory, language and
cognition. Students are introduced to the variety of brain
structures and systems involved in generating behavior and
psychological processes. In addition, the neural substrates of a
variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders are presented.