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Neural and biochemical bases of behaviour including topics in behavioural pharmacology, behavioural neuroscience, and neuropsychology. Laboratory classes cover basic brain structure and function.
This course is concerned with the relationships between brain and behavior, including higher mental activity, using evidence from both humans and animals. The principal aim is to give students a sound experience of the interplay between neural and psychological processes. The subject falls within the broader realm of neuroscience, an increasingly multidisciplinary area of scientific research that is advancing at an ever-accelerating pace.
1. Know the basics of neuroscience in terms of neural function and neural processes.2. Be familiar with the geography and primary brain regions of the mammalian brain.3. Be familiar with some neuroscience methods in animals and in humans, including brain imaging.4. Understand the psychopharmacological effects of some drugs, including some of those influencing addiction and early neurodevelopment.5. Understand the neuropsychology of human amnesia and memory impairments.6. Understand neurodegenerative disorders, including at minimum Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
PSYC206. RP: 15 further points from PSYC200/300.
15 further points from PSYC200/300.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing Head of Department
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Domestic fee $1,668.00
International fee $7,575.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .