PSYCH 3306 - Neuroscience of Development and Aging

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

This course will integrate students’ knowledge of behavioral and cognitive relationships between young adult neuroanatomy and behavior that they studied in prerequisite courses (Psychology 2501 (0260) – Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience or Psychology 2502 (0265) – Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience) with information about the development and aging of behavior, cognition and neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. The initial emphasis in the course will be on embryonic and fetal development of the central nervous system and emergent behavioral plasticity. Sensory and motor development in the fetus will be examined. Postnatal development of the cerebral cortex and developmental outcomes will be explored in the context of environmental phenomena that can amplify or inhibit the organism’s adaptive capacity. Normal aging of the brain will be contrasted to neurodegenerative diseases of old age, and the cognitive and behavioral consequences of both normal and non-normal aging will be presented.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

For majors and minors: PSYCH 2501 (0260) or 2502 (0265), and 2196 (W123); for non-majors and non-minors: PSYCH 1071 and permission of the instructor

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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