Description and objective

This course offers the students a comprehensive introduction regarding the elements of biology that influence the way we think, feel, & act. Main objectives of this course are to: comprehend the elements of psychology that are affected by biological factors and understand the interaction of psychological and biological factors in our experience of life.

Objectives:

• To understand the elements of biology that influence the way we think, feel, & act.
• To comprehend the elements of psychology that are affected by biological factors.
• To understand the interaction of psychological and biological factors in our experience of life.

Contents

1. Neurological Disorders: Defining neurological disorders, Affective disorders, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, Degenerative disorders
2. Sensation and Perception: Anatomy of visual system, visual coding and the retinal receptors, neural basis of visual perception, Anatomy of Auditory system, neural basis of auditory perception, Somato-senses, Gestation, Olfaction
3. Learning and Memory: Nature of Learning, Learning and synaptic plasticity, Neurological basis of perceptual learning, instrumental and classical conditioning, motor learning, Localized representations of memory, types of memory and amnesia, Brain damage and LTM, Hippocampus functioning and memory
4. Language: Functional lateralization and the corpus callosum, Brain mechanisms in speech production and comprehension, Evolution of language capacities, effects of brain damage on human language, Genetic abnormalities of language & intellect, Dyslexia
5. Emotions & Regulations of Internal Body States: Neural control of emotional response patterns, Role of orbit fontal cortex in social judgment and emotions, Neural basis of the communication of emotions, Endocrine system and emotions, Homeostasis, The Psychology and Biology of thirst. The multiple control of hunger, Physiological mechanisms of sleep & waking
6. Practical Work: Dissection of Animal Brain; Dissection of Mouse; Location of Brain Areas of Function in Body

Recommended Books

1. Carlson, N. R. &Birkett, M. A. (2016). Physiology of Behavior (12th Edition). Pearson Education Ltd.
2. Pinel, John P. J. & Barnes, S. J. (2017). Biopsychology (10th edition). Pearson Education Ltd.

Suggested Books

1. Kalat, J. W. (2019). Biological psychology (13th ed.). Cengage Learning Inc.
2. Sporns, O. (2011). Networks of the brain. Cambridge: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

In class discussions and on assignments and exams, students will be asked to describe and discuss the key concepts. Student will be asked to not only submit written assignment but present and discuss their findings in the class

• Final Term Exam: 50 Marks
• Mid Term Exam: 30 Marks
• Sessional: 20 Marks
  • Test: 10 Marks
  • Assignment: 05 Marks
  • Attendance and Class Participation: 05 Marks

CLASS TIMINGS: BS 7th Reg (Thursday: 09:30 - 11:00 AM) (Friday: 10:30 - 12:00 AM)