Course content

This course in biological psychology is a basic course that concerns itself with the biological foundations of human behaviour and mental consciousness. The course will give students knowledge of the central neuro-biological principles that are involved in processing information and that are involved in important psychological subjects, e.g. sensation and perception, motivation, emotion, memory, language, sleep, dreaming and mental illness. An introduction to the methods which are used in research in the area of biological psychology will also be provided.

Learning outcome

Gives students a basic understanding of the biological foundation of behavior.

Gives students insight into the methods used in biological psychology.

Learning methods and activities

Teaching method and activities: Lectures 2 hours per week, colloquium.

Compulsory assignments

• Written assignment

Recommended previous knowledge

None.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

The reading list consists of about 400 pages.

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