If there’s a Holy Grail in physiological psychology, it’s the elusive answer to the “hard problem” - why consciousness exists and how it relates to brain activity. We may never discover the answer to the hard problem, and biological psychologists will never run out of fascinating, if baffling, questions. The course will introduce students to the importance of neuroscience, genetics, and evolution for psychology and not just biology. It is focused on the biological mechanisms of the basic psychological processes and most of all the mind–body relationship. By the end of the course students will clearly see what the study of the brain has to do with “real psychology” and hopefully they will be interested in learning more.
- Teacher: Любомира Николаева-Гломб