Basics of Biopsychology

Module code: PSY721P

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Andrea Benucci

To provide psychology MSc conversion students with a scientific overview of the brain and its function emphasizing concepts relevant to behaviour and its study.
This compulsory module supports psychology as a natural and experimental science and introduces you to the notion of psychology as a branch of the biological sciences (e.g., that behaviour is the end product of whole organism biology), a core aspect of accredited undergraduate degrees.
It will also introduce you to principles of neuroscience and the integrative scientific thinking skills required to study subsequent psychological topics.
You will be introduced to empirical findings and will critically evaluate the range of methods in the field.
The topics covered include basic cell biology, principles of communication, regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, and
human neuroanatomy. The involvement of these and other cell biological processes in the control of behaviour will be illustrated.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7