PSYC 332 - Early Experience and Brain and Behavioral Development

Institution:

Randolph-Macon College

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Description:

This course will address questions of how the experiences of infancy and early childhood are incorporated into the developing brain, and how, in turn, those changes in the structures of the brain influence behavior. Through the study of child development research, as well as research involving primate, rodent, and bird models, this course will explore how knowledge of brain development can guide us in our understanding of behavioral development and vice versa. Lecture and coursework will focus on sensitive periods and neural plasticity, the phenomena whereby (a) the brain is negatively affected if certain experiences fail to occur within a certain time period, and (b) the brain is altered by experience at virtually any point in the life span. During the course, we will consider not only how experience is incorporated into the brain, but also how this knowledge can influence the decisions society makes about intervening in the lives of children. Prerequisites: PSYC 200 and 201 (Research Methods). Three hours. Ms. Parker.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmc.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 752-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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