PSY 421 - Human Neuroanatomy

Description:
An introduction to the anatomical organization and basic functional/clinical principles of the major systems of the human brain and their relations to disease and behavior. PSY 421 and PSY 521 are equivalent courses; students may not receive credit for both.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe the historical development of neuroscience as a cross-disciplinary science.
Describe and analyze the contributions of anatomical, physiological, behavioral, pharmacological, developmental, and cell and molecular biological studies to the bases of neuroscience.
Integrate pathological findings from psychology, psychiatry, physiology, and clinical neurology with basic scientific work in the neurosciences.
Identify and explain why research questions rather than methods ideally drive advances in neuroscience.
Identify appropriate applications of neuroscientific knowledge in health, service, education, or business professions.
Use critical thinking to analyze and critique the literature and compare textbook, popular and peer-reviewed scholarly reports in the neurosciences.
Demonstrate appropriate use anatomical terminology and locate and identify major brain structures on brain atlas plates, MRI, CAT, and PET scans.
Describe neural mechanisms of motor control, sensory processing, homeostatic maintenance, neuromodulation and higher cognitive functions (e.g. learning, memory and emotions).

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/17/2011

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