PSYC 185 - An Introduction to the Mind: What’s Brain Got to Do With It

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course is an introduction to the science of psychology with an emphasis on the brain’s control of behavior. For example, this connection among the brain, body and mind is particularly evidenced by what we can’t do following devastating brain injuries such as repeated concussions or stroke. Case studies of phantom limbs, xenomalia, synesthesia and agnosias have greatly contributed to our understanding of the brain-body connection. Using “popular” science books, magazines, and primary and secondary literature, students explore the brain-mind-body connections within topics such as emotion and reason, learning and memory, perception, representation, neuropsychology, evolution and comparative cognition, language and consciousness. This is a Freshman Writing Seminar and focuses on developing argumentative-style writing skills and the critical evaluation of scientific texts and ideas. Ms. Zupan.

Open only to freshmen; satisfies the college requirement for a Freshman Writing Seminar.

Two 75-minute periods.