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| PSYC0029-1 | Biological Psychology
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Lecturer : | André Ferrara |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biology of the behavior.
After having defined the biological psychology, we will examine its methodological foundations. Then we will study the sensory and motor systems, several issues related to brain plasticity, biopsychology of motivation and, finally, disorders of cognition and emotion. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Notions of Biology and Biological Anthropology / Physiology of the nervous system. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Textbook: John Pinel (2007). Biopsychologie. 6e édition. PEARSON Education.
PDF files will be put online on the student portal. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be) |
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