Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline
Course Title Specific Issues in Neuroscience
Course Code PSY406
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 3 hours 
Pre-requisite Course(s)

PSY110 Biological Bases of Behavior

Course Aims

This is an advanced course explaining the relationships of human behaviours and neurological structures in specific aspects, including neuroscience research techniques, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging techniques, and brain abnormalities in psychiatric illnesses. This course also aims at discussing some controversies about neuroscience and its applications in clinical contexts. Students will appreciate the close linkage of human behaviour and neurological systems, also how their linkages are studied empirically, upon completion of this course.

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