NEUR 395 - Special Topics in Neuroscience

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

Neuroscience

Description:

Prerequisites: NEUR 120 and junior standing. A seminar designed to provide the advanced student with a broader knowledge of the field of neuroscience. Specific topics will vary and will be determined, in part, by student interest. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Winter 2011: NEUR 395 / PSYC 395: Psychophysiology of Stress and Health (3). Prerequisites: PSYC 111 or NEUR 120; and PSYC 250. This course examines the effects stress has on both mental and physical health. Topics include physiology of stress systems, acute vs. chronic stress, cardiovascular disease, psychoneuroimmunology, pain, health behaviors, as well as substance abuse and other psychopathologies. Mechlin

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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