PSYC241 - Introduction to Psychobiology

This course is a study of the biology of behavior, covering cells and what they do; and the structure, function, and development of the nervous and hormone systems. It also covers sensory processes, the neurological basis of motivated and emotional behavior, along with a series of specific behavioral categories, such as pain, aggression, sleep, dreaming, sexual behavior and mental illness. In addition, it explores the biological basis of the higher cerebral functions crucial to human beings as Homo sapiens, learning, memory, intelligence, thought and language.Transfer Credit: CSU; UCC-ID: PSYC 150 Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or equivalent with a grade of 'C' or higher or 'Pass.'