Teaching a student the basics of biological bases of behavior including psychophysiology and behavior genetics.
Sleep, Dreaming and Circadian Rhythm.
Emotions : Definition, Theories, Role of ANS and brain.
Physiological Correlates of conditioning : Role of Brain and Spinal Cord, Electrical Correlates (Alpha blocks, evoked potentials), Angrams.
Science of Genetics : Mitosis; Meiosis; Mendels Law, Linkage and Cross Over. Introduction to the theory of evolution by Darwin.
Human Behavior, Genetic Analysis (Family and Twin Methods). Inheritance of Intelligence and Psychopathology (mood disorder) in Humans.
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