UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Undergraduate Lectures
PSY 250 Survey in Biopsychology (click here to see the Syllabus for Spring 2014)
Overview: This course surveys the relationship between brain function and behavior. The course content covers three primary areas: (1) neuroanatomy and neural signal transmission, (2) sensory and motor neural systems, and (3) selected topics in neuroscience, with the purpose of illustrating how the brain influences complex behaviors. The reading load is moderately heavy for this course, and students lacking the appropriate background in science (e.g., elementary biology, chemistry) may have to do additional reading to ameliorate their deficiencies.
PSY 355 Human Brain Function (click here to see the Syllabus for Spring 2011)
Overview: The main focus of this course is on understanding some of the key empirical findings and current theories regarding human brain function. We will first go over some basics on neuroanatomy, cognitive psychology and current approaches/methodologies, and then the following areas: (1) visual perception, (2) learning and memory, (3) emotion and social cognition, and (4) cognitive control.
Undergraduate Research
- PSY 273 Supervised Research in Psychology
- PSY 487 Independent Research in Psychology
These courses are for students who are interested research, especially those who intend to go to graduate school. Advance undergraduates are encouraged to participate in Undergraduate Research Programs.
GRADUATE COURSES
PSY 560 Cognitive Neuroscience seminar (click here to see the Syllabus for Spring 2007)
Overview: This seminar course is a survey of current research findings, theories, and empirical approaches towards the understanding of the role of prefrontal cortex network in cognition. The aim of this course is to discuss how one might investigate the neural basis of higher-order cognitive functions (with a focus on memory and executive functions) and to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the cognitive neuroscience approaches.
PSY 610-27 Current Issues in Brain Imaging (click here to see the Syllabus for Fall 2016)
Overview: This is a multidisciplinary graduate-level course that aims to survey the current advances and issues related to human brain imaging. The course covers several imaging techniques and their applications, including fMRI, diffusion and perfusion MRI, optical imaging, pharmacological imaging, etc. The course starts by an overview of in vivo neuroimaging in animals and humans. Students receive training on fMRI experimental design, data processing and analysis, and statistical models.