This unit is an overview of the biology behind psychology. As they say, everything psychological is biological! You will be introduced to the nervous and endocrine systems, with an emphasis on neurons and the brain. We'll also discuss genetics and natural selection.
This chapter introduces you to states of consciousness and focuses on sleep cycles, circadian rhythms, dream theories, hypnosis and reviews psychoactive drugs. If you remember, we studied these a bit in Ch. 3 when we did Mouse Party and learned about how drugs act at the synaptic level by interfering with communication between neurons.
Videos
Neuroscientifically Challenged - Check out their 2 minute neuroscience videos!
Psych Girl Explains the Brain! (student created project)