Unit name | Brain and Behaviour |
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Unit code | PHPH30016 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Apps |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
PHPH20009: Neurophysiology, PHPH20010: Developmental Physiology of the Specialized Cell |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Students will study advanced topics in the neural basis of behaviour through a series of seminars. Examples of the topics covered include: the functional organisation of the cerebellum; the neural basis of cognition; the neural basis of social behaviour. The unit aims to develop an understanding of key concepts in behavioural neuroscience including:
Seminars
The unit will be assessed through one 3-hour summative examination in May/June, which consists of two sections. In section A (50%), students will be expected to answer one essay question from a choice of 3, which will assess their knowledge and critical understanding of the field, and their ability to gather information from the primary scientific literature. In section B (50%), students will be expected to answer one multi-part compulsory question requiring data handling/data interpretation and experimental design.
Reviews and key references from the current scientific literature