PSY 3580 - Interpersonal Relationships and Brain Development

Credit(s) 3

This course examines the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping the development of human brain, and how the molding of the brain affects back the interpersonal relationships and other social processes and behaviors. The recently developed field of social neurosciences, to which this topic belongs, deciphers how “nature and nurture” work together is shaping our brain and behavior. It is a confluence of neural and social processes that no other course on campus addresses, even if elements of it can be found spread in different other classes. The course will cover the following topics: Emergence of social neuroscience; Structure and functions of the ‘social brain’; Basic aspects of bridging the ‘social synapse’; Principles of social vision; Disorders of the ‘social brain’, and Social neural plasticity.

Prerequisites
PSY 1100
Repeatable: Yes
Modality: Face-to-Face
Lab: No
Course Frequency:
Intermittently

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PSY 3580 - Interpersonal Relationships and Brain Development