Handbook

This unit explores how human behaviour is underpinned by physiological and neural processes. Building on first-year psychology, you develop your knowledge of the structures and functions of the nervous system in the context of human behaviour, both in healthy and clinical populations (i.e., people with brain damage, psychiatric syndromes, etc). You will develop your understanding of how neural systems support functional systems (e.g., movement, mood, perception, and cognition). Using clinical populations as an example, you will develop understanding of how damage, developmental anomalies, and neurodegeneration underpin changes in behaviour and everyday function. A quantitative methods module integrated into the unit will enable you to gain understanding and practical experience applying statistical techniques to research questions in Biological Psychology.