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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PSY 43100 - Advanced Psychobiology

3 Cr.  In this course, students will learn about different stages of brain maturation:  prenatal brain development, child and adolescent brain development, and the aging brain.  Emphasis will be placed on how certain brain regions grow or degenerate at different stages of life and how that relates to observed changes in behavior.  Topics may include: disorders of brain development, how experience guides brain development, adolescent susceptibility to psychological disorders, and age-related dognitive decline.  Hands-on experience will be gained through exercises in brain anatomy.  In addition, students will design an empirical project in the area of developmental neuroscience.

Preparation for Course
P: PSY 32900 with a grade of C- or higher(for Pre-requisites), and senior class standing or 33 credits in psychology. 

Cr. 3.