A study of the brain-behavior relationship with focus on neuroanatomy, neuronal potentials, neuronal conduction, synaptic chemistry, sensory psychophysiology, learning and memory, language, and lateralization.

This course provides an introduction to the integration of cognitive, affective, and social psychology with neuroscience. Starting with the basic anatomy and functions of the central nervous system, we will build an understanding of the mind-brain connection from basic perception, to learning, to higher-order consciousness.

Liberal Arts Credits

This course is designed to introduce the students to historical, cultural and contemporary perspectives, as well as scientific research in Cognitive Psychology. Topics include but are not limited to memory, perception, language, problem solving, decision-making and cognitive neuroscience.

Psychology Elective

3 hours; 3 creditsAn introductory level course that examines properties of the nervoussystem that underlie psychological processes. A review will be made ofneural anatomy and physiology and the impact of neural chemistry andhormones. Topics include neural systems that mediate sensory andmotor systems, learning, memory, emotions, and disorders.Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or *1000 [1.1] or Biology 31 or 4019 [34]or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2300 [22.71] or Physical Education3271 [22.71].

The course examines the neural basis of learning, memory, and decision making.What is neural plasticity, and how does it relate to learning? Does neuroscience have anything to say about the existence of free will? If an artificial intelligence system has the architecture of the brain, should we expect it to be conscious?

CBA Credit - Liberal Arts

Elective Credit

Psychology Elective

This is a basic neuroscience course that will first introduce the building blocks of the central nervous system namely, the structure and function of neurons, brain neuroanatomy, basic neuropharmacology and different research methods to study the brain. We will then move and explore functional aspect of the brain, e.g. the processing of sensory information, learning and memory and decision-making. We will also discuss how neural activity is transformed into behavior.

This course will provide an overview of the basic physiological processes that underlie human behavior. Topics may include the physiology of neural systems that mediate sensory and motor systems, cognitive processing in language, attention, emotion and memory, and the biological bases of psychological disorders.

Elective Credit

Social Science Psychology Elective

Liberal Arts Elective Credit

Psychology Elective

Psychology Elective Credit

A survey of the physiological basis of behavior with special emphasis on the underlying anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the central nervous system, sensory, perceptual, and motor systems, physiological development, and circadian rhythms and sleep. Topics relating to learning, memory, motivation, and emotion are also introduced.

Psychology Elective Credit

This course provides a means for the Department of Social Sciences to award Liberal Arts and Sciences transfer credit to courses taken at another college which do not match specific QCC courses. Credits will be awarded based on the credits earned at the sending college and conditional upon approval by the academic department.

Psychology Elective

This course will introduce the biological structures and processes that provide the foundation for human behavior including: brain cell processes, neurotransmitters and chemical circuits, embryogenesis, sensory-motor processes, gender differentiation, and neurocognition. Behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs will also be included, along with issues of drug abuse and dependency.

Selected topics in the biological bases of behavior: evolution and genetics, structure and function of the nervous system, and neural and endocrine processes that impact on cognition, emotion, learning, memory, motivation, and perception.

Psychology Liberal Arts Elective