Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This class offers an introduction to psychology from the perspective of biological mechanisms.Where many psychology classes focus on "What do humans and other animals do?" we will be asking "How is it done?"This includes basic questions like "How do we see, smell, hear?" and "How do we move?"It also includes more complex questions like "How do we remember?"and "How do we become motivated or feel emotion?"These are tricky topics, because although we know many details about the biology of animals and their nervous systems, we often don't know which details are important for understanding mind and behavior.This class will be an introduction to the basics of how biological parts interact with one-another to make neurons, neuron circuits, and behavior do what they do.While you may leave this class with more questions than answers, my goal is that you will also leave with basic knowledge about brain biology and a basic understanding of the principles of its operation.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Nathan Insel
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2763099707