PSY3102

Advanced psychobiology: Brain and behaviour (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: Professor Dexter Irvine, Dr Jenny Redman, Professor Kim T Ng and Professor Grahame Coleman

Offered:
Not offered in 2003.

Synopsis: General principles of sensory processing and of sensory plasticity in development and in the mature organism, especially auditory processing mechanisms and hearing impairment. Neural and neurochemical mechanisms of circadian systems, performance rhythms, circadian issues in shift-work/jetlag, disorders of the circadian system, sleep and arousal, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders. Basic concepts in psychopharmacology and drug abuse. Brain mechanisms in the formation and retrieval of memories, and their role in memory disorders.

Assessment: Examination (1.5 hours): 40% + Theoretical essay (2000 words): 25% + Laboratory report: 25% + Seminar presentations: 10%

Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures and 2 hours laboratory-related activity per week

Prerequisites: PSY2011 and PSY2022 or PSY2051

Corequisites: PSY2031 or PSY2042

Prohibitions: BNS2022, BNS3041 and BNS3052