Psychobiology and Neuroscience

Module code: PSY5009-B

Module Aims

This module examines the psychobiological control of functions eg consciousness, locomotion, emotion, pain, eating, sleep and reproductive behaviour. You will investigate the role of biology in pathologies eg eating disorders, autistic spectrum disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, substance abuse and other neurological disorders such as epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

The module explores how knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous system has given rise to current biological/pharmacological treatments of psychiatric and degenerative pathologies, and explanations of difference.

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