Course Summary
This course extends Biological Psychology foundation knowledge, skills and their application already studied in BESC1125/1126 Foundations of Psychology. Topics may include: neuronal structure and neurotransmission; the structure and function of the nervous system; sleep and biological rhythms; hormones and behaviour; behaviour and genetics; the biological basis of memory; psychopharmacology; and the biology of abnormal behaviour. Where necessary specific sub topics may be selected to illustrate the major topic areas, for example the biology of abnormal behaviour may be illustrated by discussing biological theories of schizophrenia and autism.