BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

PSYCH 454

Course Description

Biological basis of human and animal behaviors, including perception, action, cognition, social interaction and disease. Weekly themes from "Cracking the Neural Code" to "Love and War". Learn, develop and use neural mechanisms to explain and (attempt to) predict what they and others think and do in all facets of life.

Prerequisties

PSYCH 202, (ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101and102),ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151, or (BIOCORE 381and382)

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.07

3.60% from Historical

Completion Rate

96.18%

0.08% from Historical

A Rate

21.00%

32.29% from Historical

Class Size

419

75.63% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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