Advanced Seminar in Psychology (392-0-1)

Topic

The Emotional Brain

Instructors

Robin Nusslock

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 3220: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course will provide an overview of the neurobiology of emotion and emotional disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. The course will include discussion of contemporary theories of emotion, 21st century methods for examining the emotional brain (e.g., MRI, EEG), the circuits in the brain underlying our experience of emotion, the biological mechanisms underlying emotional disorders, the mechanisms underlying the treatment of emotional disorders, and future directions in the study of the emotional brain. The course is introductory in nature and it is not expected that students have previous courses in either neurobiology or mood disorders.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: Students must complete Psych 205-0 before taking this course.

Class Materials (Required)

There will not be a textbook for this course. Reading materials will be research articles and book chapters that will be provided as .pdf files by the professor.

Class Attributes

Prerequisites apply, see description

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must complete Psych 205-0 before taking this course.