Class No. |
Course ID |
Title |
Credits |
Type |
Instructor(s) |
Days:Times |
Location |
Permission Required |
Dist |
Qtr |
3017 |
NESC-109-01 |
Your Brain on Nature |
1.00 |
LEC |
Masino, Susan |
T: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NATW
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Enrollment limited to 29 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with WELL |
Cross-listing: PSYC-109-01 |
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The health benefits of nature range from decreased depression and anxiety, increased creativity, and improved cognition and emotional well-being. What do we know about the doses, the pathways and the mechanisms underlying these benefits? How can we make sure these benefits are available to everyone - people of all ages and abilities, and to people living in very different types of communities? How can you develop lifelong habits that improve your own brain health? We will explore the science in a range of assigned readings, discussions, and written analyses and reflection papers that will complement semester-long translational projects. |
1767 |
NESC-120-01 |
Nervous Connections |
1.00 |
LEC |
Swart, Chris |
MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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NOTE: Seat Reservations: 15 seats for Seniors, 6 seats for Juniors, 5 seats for Sophomores, 3 Seats for First years, 6 instructor discretion seats. |
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Recent scientific research indicates that a worm has 302 neurons, snails have long-term memory, and elephants can hear through their feet. This course will draw on current research in neuroscience to explain why information about other animals is relevant to our lives. Selected readings, lectures and class discussions will provide a basic understanding of the human nervous system and how research on animal systems has yielded this knowledge. Laboratory exercises will introduce the students to nervous system anatomy and function through dissection and experimental techniques. A basic understanding of biology and chemistry will be helpful, but this course has no pre-requisites. First-year students are given preference. |
1100 |
NESC-201-01 |
Principles of Neuroscience |
1.00 |
LEC |
Helt, Molly Martinez, Luis Puljung, Michael Seraphin, Sally |
TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 40 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182 and 183 and Psychology 261 or Permission of Instructor. |
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NOTE: Prof. Puljung is the course coordinator. Please contact him with any questions regarding the course. |
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A team-taught introductory course in neuroscience that will examine the neuron and its biological interactions in animal nervous systems. Topics will include the anatomy, development, chemistry, and physiology of nervous systems. |
1101 |
NESC-201-20 |
Principles of Neuroscience-Lab |
0.25 |
LAB |
Swart, Chris |
R: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 183L or permission of instructor. |
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NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in NESC 201-01 required. |
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A team-taught introductory course in neuroscience that will examine the neuron and its biological interactions in animal nervous systems. Topics will include the anatomy, development, chemistry, and physiology of nervous systems. |
2975 |
NESC-220-01 |
Statistic for Life Sciences |
1.00 |
SEM |
Swart, Gayna |
TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM |
TBA |
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NUM
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course is geared towards neuroscience students and emphasizes interactive, hands-on research projects, using simple experimental design, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results. Descriptive statistical methods are reviewed, including measures of central tendency, variance and graphical presentation and calculated using student-collected data. Elementary probability and inferential statistics are reviewed (estimation, hypothesis testing, sample size, power) and calculated using SPSS. Research projects will be presented. The class will meet three times per week in a computer lab. |
2669 |
NESC-301-01 |
Intro Neursci Method-Lab |
1.00 |
LEC |
Swart, Chris Martinez, Luis Puljung, Michael Seraphin, Sally |
MW: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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|
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Enrollment limited to 12 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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NOTE: Professor Luis Martinez is the course coordinator. Please contact him with any questions regarding the course. |
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A laboratory course that will introduce the student to current methods and techniques used in neuroscience research. The course consists of three-week rotations in the laboratories of staff members. Among the topics to be covered will be radioligand binding assays, neurochemical assays, electrophysiology, psychobiological techniques, experiments in perception, and methods in cognitive science. This course is normally taken in the junior year. |
2670 |
NESC-305-01 |
Neurolaw |
1.00 |
SEM |
Seraphin, Sally |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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All seats are reserved for juniors and seniors. |
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Neurolaw is an emerging field that investigates the application of neuroscience principles and technologies to the legal context. Relying on an evolutionary framework for understanding functional neuroanatomy, this course begins with a detailed overview of how the brain works. It then explores basic scientific findings in affective and cognitive neuroscience and their relevance for substantive laws and procedural rules. In the process, students will learn about the structure of the American legal system and growing opportunities therein for the integration of neuroscientific evidence. Special attention will be paid to the role of structural inequalities and early adverse experiences on brain development, and the use of neuroscience in juvenile justice and in death penalty litigation. |
2954 |
NESC-309-01 |
Pain |
1.00 |
SEM |
Puljung, Michael |
TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Neuroscience 201 |
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Pain is a normal, protective, and essential part of the human experience. However, pathological and chronic pain conditions can greatly diminish one's quality of life. In this course, students will explore the anatomy, physiology, psychology, and molecular underpinnings of nociception and pain. Chronic medical conditions resulting in too much (e.g. fibromyalgia, IBS, phantom limb pain, erythromelalgia) or too little (congenital insensitivity to pain) pain will be discussed along with their potential pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and emerging therapies. |
2671 |
NESC-325-01 |
Hormones and Social Behavior |
1.00 |
SEM |
Martinez, Luis |
MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Neuroscience 201 or Psychology 261 |
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This course will examine how hormones act within the brain to ultimately influence the expression of social behaviors. We will address how hormones drive the development and function of specific brain areas, with a particular focus on sex differences in these processes. We will consider a wide range of behaviors with implications for our social lives, including sexual attraction, bonding/affiliation, aggression, and social cognition, within the context of both normative and disease states. Although this course will be approached from the human perspective, discussions will be informed by primary research conducted in both human and non-human models. Consequently, course materials will draw upon primary research articles as well as assigned readings from the text. |
3047 |
NESC-349-01 |
Psychology of Attention |
1.25 |
SEM |
Grubb, Michael |
WF: 10:00AM-11:15AM |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: PSYC-349-01 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 293. |
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NOTE: Students who have taken PSYC 348, Focusing the Mind: the Psychology of Attention, may not enroll in this course. |
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NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in the lab is required for this course. |
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More than 100 years ago, William James famously declared, "Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought." And while James' conception of attention resonates with a colloquial understanding of the term that's still in use today, empirical treatment of attention in the psychological and neuroscientific literature suggests that consensus on what attention is and what attention does has not yet been reached. Using primary sources, scholarly reviews, and popular science pieces, we will work toward a more nuanced understanding of what attention is and delve deeply into what it means to selectively focus the mind in a world full of distraction. With support from an NSF-funded research grant, this course contains an experiential laboratory component in which students will gain first-hand experience with behavioral methods used to study attention. |
3048 |
NESC-349-20 |
Psychology of Attention |
1.25 |
LAB |
Grubb, Michael |
F: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 293. |
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NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in the lecture is required for this course. |
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More than 100 years ago, William James famously declared, "Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought." And while James' conception of attention resonates with a colloquial understanding of the term that's still in use today, empirical treatment of attention in the psychological and neuroscientific literature suggests that consensus on what attention is and what attention does has not yet been reached. Using primary sources, scholarly reviews, and popular science pieces, we will work toward a more nuanced understanding of what attention is and delve deeply into what it means to selectively focus the mind in a world full of distraction. With support from an NSF-funded research grant, this course contains an experiential laboratory component in which students will gain first-hand experience with behavioral methods used to study attention. |
2957 |
NESC-364-01 |
Neuropsychopharmacology |
1.00 |
SEM |
Tonelli, Luan |
WF: 11:30AM-12:45PM |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: PSYC-364-01 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 261 or Neuroscience 201. |
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This seminar will examine how drugs act upon, amplify, and modify neural functions, ultimately affecting mood and behavior. It will provide an introduction to the principles of pharmacology and neurochemistry. An in-depth study of the brain and behavioral mechanisms of drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, LSD, and alcohol, and the neurobiology of addiction. Additionally, we will examine the effects of prenatal exposure to these drugs. |
2620 |
NESC-388-01 |
Current Issues in Neuroscience |
0.50 |
SEM |
Helt, Molly |
R: 1:30PM-2:45PM |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 20 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: Senior Neuroscience major, and a C- or better in Neuroscience 201, or permission of instructor. |
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This half-credit course considers current neuroscience research on topics ranging from clinical research to molecular biology. Students will attend presentations by neuroscience researchers and read and discuss pertinent research literature prior to each presentation. Some special scheduling arrangements will be necessary for activities outside of the regular class meeting time. |
1110 |
NESC-399-01 |
Independent Study |
0.50 - 2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. |
1111 |
NESC-425-01 |
Research Neurosci-Lab |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Students will conduct original laboratory research projects under the direction of an individual faculty member. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. |
1112 |
NESC-466-01 |
Teaching Assistant |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin.
(0.5 - 1 course credit) |
2524 |
NESC-499-01 |
Senior Thesis Part 2 |
1.00 |
IND |
Staff, Trinity |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor are required for each semester of this year-long thesis. The research culminates in a thesis, an oral presentation, and a poster at the undergraduate research symposium. (2 course credits to be completed in two semesters.) |
2672 |
NESC-800-01 |
Graduate Sem in Neurosciene |
0.50 |
SEM |
Staff, Trinity |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 5 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This half-credit seminar will cover current topics in neuroscience, including issues in research methodology, ethics in research and public policy issues. In addition, time will be spent reviewing the literature and methodology of the theses of enrolled students. The course will be structured like a journal club with students preparing a discussion of one to two articles each week to be shared. Many of the articles may be drawn from the background literature of the thesis topic. Students will also attend presentations by neuroscience researchers and read and discuss pertinent research literature prior to each presentation. |
2677 |
ENGR-316-01 |
Neural Engineering |
1.00 |
SEM |
Blaise, J. Harry |
TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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Open to all junior and senior life science and physical science majors. |
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This introductory course uses an integrative and cross-disciplinary approach to survey basic principles and modern theories and methods in several important areas of neural engineering. Course topics include: neural prosthetics, neural stimulation, neurophysiology, neural signal detection, and analysis and computational neural networks. The practicalities of the emerging technology of brain-computer interface as well as other research topics in neural engineering will be discussed. Students will also have the opportunity to perform hands-on computer simulation and modeling of neural circuits and systems. |
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View syllabus
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2841 |
PHIL-319-01 |
Phil of Neurosci/Psychiatry |
1.00 |
LEC |
Theurer, Kari |
R: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 25 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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The rapid development of neuroscience as a discipline has resurrected many longstanding philosophical problems and has raised new ones. In this course we will consider foundational issues within the neurosciences, the application of neuroscientific methods to traditional philosophical problems, and the special problems raised by psychiatry and its relationship to neuroscience. What, if anything, distinguishes explanation in neuroscience from explanation in other sciences? What is the relationship between neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry? What can neuroscience tell us about the nature of consciousness? Do various neurological or psychiatric syndromes tell us anything about the nature of the self? Are psychiatric disorders "real", or are they cultural constructs? We will consider all of these questions and more. |
1073 |
PSYC-261-01 |
Brain and Behavior |
1.00 |
LEC |
Tonelli, Luan |
MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM |
TBA |
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NATW
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC, WELL |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 140 or Biology 181 or Biology 182 or Biology 183. |
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NOTE: All seats reserved for PSYC or NESC majors. |
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A basic study of the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system with a comprehensive analysis of the biological bases of major classes of behavior. Specific topics include: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory and motor system functioning, motivated behaviors, learning and memory, emotions, sex, and language. Enrollment in laboratory limited. (1.25 course credits with optional laboratory) The course is designed for declared or intended psychology and neuroscience majors. |
2834 |
PSYC-261-02 |
Brain and Behavior |
1.00 |
LEC |
Seraphin, Sally |
MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM |
TBA |
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NATW
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC, WELL |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 140 or Biology 181 or Biology 182 or Biology 183. |
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NOTE: All seats reserved for PSYC or NESC majors. |
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A basic study of the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system with a comprehensive analysis of the biological bases of major classes of behavior. Specific topics include: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory and motor system functioning, motivated behaviors, learning and memory, emotions, sex, and language. Enrollment in laboratory limited. (1.25 course credits with optional laboratory) The course is designed for declared or intended psychology and neuroscience majors. |
2858 |
PSYC-293-01 |
Perception |
1.00 |
LEC |
Jacobskind, Jason |
TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with FILM, NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101. |
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NOTE: 2 seats reserved for senior PSYC majors, 4 for junior PSYC majors, and 24 for sophomore PSYC majors. |
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With a simple opening of the eyes, a vividly colorful, object-filled world effortlessly appears before you. With remarkable ease, you recognize individual voices or unique melodies. And without even trying, you know immediately if you have over salted your food. But how does all of this happen? This foundational course will provide an introduction to our current scientific understanding of the psychology and neuroscience of perception. |