NSC 101 - Mind and Brain

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

This course serves as a multidisciplinary introduction to the major themes and research problems of neuroscience. The development of neuroscience as an empirical discipline will be traced by studying the writing of key biologists, psychologists, and philosophers in the field. Class discussions will center on working definitions of consciousness, experimental approaches to consciousness and selfknowledge, and dysregulations of mind. A laboratory will explore systems of consciousness from a physiological and phenomenological perspective. Three class hours and one and a half laboratory hours per week. Meets general academic requirement S.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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