Course Outcomes (COs):
Course Outcomes |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO61: To understand the fundamental physiological processes underlying language processes CO62: To have awareness about the role of biological factors in sleep and waking CO63: To define the role of biological factors in motivation and emotion CO64: To have knowledge about the role of hormones in regulating human behaviour CO65: To have awareness about the application of neurological assessment techniques and rehabilitation methods. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Hemispheric Specialisation; Brain Mechanisms of Speech Comprehensions and Production; Disorders
Hypothalamus, Limbic System, Amygdala, Neocortex; Motivation - Ingestive Behaviours
Mechanism of Hormone Action, Main Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones, Effects of Hormones on Learning and Memory
Neuropsychological Assessment; Rehabilitation
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· Pinel, J.P.J. (1997). Biopsychology. Bostan : Allyn and Bacon.
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