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Description

Course description: This course presents a comprehensive survey of the diverse and rapidly expanding field of Neuroscience. Emphasis is placed on understanding the dynamics of the human nervous system and how it affects our day-to-day behavior.

This course presents a comprehensive survey of the diverse and rapidly expanding field of Neuroscience. Emphasis is placed on understanding the dynamics of the human nervous system and how it affects our day-to-day behavior.

Objectives

Define Neuroscience
Name the structures
Define Neurotransmitter
Recall the basic neurotransmitter and properties
Discuss the endocrine behaviors
Identify the major structures of the brain
Identify Central Core
Recall and discuss attention deficits.
Describe functions of the lobes

Course content

 

•LessonLesson 1: Neuroscience and Human Behavior

•LessonLesson 2: Basic elements of the Nervous system

•LessonLesson 3: Neurotransmitters

•LessonLesson 4: The complete Nervous system

•LessonLesson 5: The Endocrine system

•LessonLesson 6: The Brain

•LessonLesson 7: Central Core

•LessonLesson 8: Limbic System

•LessonLesson 9: Cerebral Cortex

•LessonLesson 10: Brain Hemispheres

•LessonLesson 11: Parietal Lobe

•LessonLesson 12: Deficits in the Parietal Lobe

•LessonLesson 13: Occipital Lobe

•LessonLesson 14: Deficits in the Occipital Lobe

•LessonLesson 15: Temporal Lobe

•LessonLesson 16: Deficits in the Temporal Lobe

•LessonLesson 17: Frontal Lobe

•LessonLesson 18: Deficits in the Frontal Lobe

 

Course target

At the end of the course, the student will be familiar with the principles of brain behavior relationships and will have an understanding of the basic biological mechanisms important for human behavior.

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