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 |
None |
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 a 3-hour summative examination in May/June, which contributes 90% of the unit mark and 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 assessing data handling/data interpretation and experimental design skills. The remaining 10% of the unit mark will come from completing coursework, based on a Section B style of exam question, testing data handling/data interpretation and/or experimental design skills.
Reviews and key references from the current scientific literature