SOCIAL BONDING: FROM MOLECULES TO MIND   [Archived Catalog]
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
   

PSY 1134 - SOCIAL BONDING: FROM MOLECULES TO MIND


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores how emerging findings at the interface of psychology and affective neuroscience combine to inform our understanding of how we bond with others. Following a review of relevant brain regions, neurochemicals, and methodology, topics span current theories and research on the study of bond formation and maintenance, and the supporting neurobiology underlying different types of social bonds. Readings will come from relevant selections from the current literature. Course requirements include 2 exams, in-depth class discussion and exercises, and a formal presentation of assigned readings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0105 or 0203 or 0210


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