Fundamentals of Psychophysiology   [Archived Catalog]
2023-2024 Saybrook Academic Catalog Summer Addendum
   

APH 5051 - Fundamentals of Psychophysiology


This course explores the manifold ways the brain and body work together to produce behavior and the cycle between behavior and physiology. The course begins with a description of the body's organizational structure and genetics as related to behavior. The basic physiological ways information is received from the external and internal environments through a variety of sensors and then processed by the hormonal / nervous system are described. Typical psychophysiological dysfunctions and interventions are also described. 3 credits.  Offered SP -- Term B. Course length: 8 weeks. Pre-requisites: Undergraduate courses in psychology and biology (or APH5001, APH5002). Prerequisite(s): Pre-requisites: Undergraduate courses in psychology and biology (or APH 5001 , APH 5002 ). 3 credit(s)