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Class number:
3184
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Title: Cultural Neuroscience |
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Department: Neuroscience |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 4 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM, CCAN - 121 |
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Instructor(s): Seraphin, Sally |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in PSYC 261 or ANTH 101 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
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Note: Students will be expected to visit museums, parks, markets, restaurants, and other sites of local interest. They will also partake in cultural events outside of class. |
Course Description:
Cultural neuroscience is a multidisciplinary field that melds neuroscience with cultural anthropology and cultural psychology. It asks: Is culture embodied in the brain? And what are the neurobiological correlates of cultural variation? This course examines how human evolutionary biology has influenced our tendency to socially aggregate and behave in ways that can be predicted based on affiliation with groups that have proscribed values, beliefs, and practices. It surveys the neurobiological markers of inter-group processes and cultural diversity in genes and behavior (e.g., personality, parenting strategies, lifestyle, religion, social rituals, language and material artifacts). Finally, it explores culturally relative definitions of the mind and considers the importance of biopsychosocial approaches for the study of neurodiversity and global mental health disparities. |