Offered for the first time in 2024 Summer Session 1 as PSY 299 Selected Topics in Psychology

*Only offered during the Summer

Satisfies Biopsychology Emphasis Requirement

Your brain both enables and is influenced by art and athletic behavior. With a focus on the arts (e.g., music, drawing, dancing) and sports (e.g., football, golf, gymnastics), this course describes how brain structures enable, or are influenced by, art and athletics. Students will study how art and sports influence learning and neuroplasticity, as well as how movement and artistic expression can serve as treatments for psychological/neurological disorders (e.g., dementia, aphasia). Additional topics include the neurobiology of skill learning, vestibular processing and kinesthetics, concussion and traumatic brain injury, and how exercise can improve learning. 

2024 Summer Session 1 (May 20-June 29, 2024)

Tuesdays & Thursdays 1PM-5:15PM

Register on Workday for Academic Period 2024 Summer 1st 6 Weeks

PSY 299-1 Selected Topics in Psychology with Dr. Festini

Feel free to email Dr. Festini with any questions! sfestini@ut.edu