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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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