Summer 2025 - PSYC 280 D100
Introduction to Biological Psychology (3)
Class Number: 2180
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 12 – Jun 20, 2025: Mon, Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Jun 23, 2025
Mon, 2:30–5:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Neil Watson
nwatson@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 100. Recommended: BISC 101.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Surveys the major areas in biological psychology. Topics include the basics of neuroanatomy and nerve cell function, the behavioural and physiological effects of drugs and hormones in the nervous system, evolutionary perspectives on the brain and behaviour, and the biopsychology of vision, the chemical senses, hearing, movement, biological rhythms, sex, and cognitive processes. Breadth-Science.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Neil Watson and S. Marc Breedlove. (2024). The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior (5th Edition). Oxford University Press.
ISBN: 9780197666081
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
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