Course Description: This course reviews the basic psychological concepts of the biology of the mind, to include: Neural and Hormonal Systems; Tools of Discovery; Older Bain Structures; the Limbic System; the Cerebral Cortex; and gives exam questions and answers to assist the learner.

Our understanding of the brain gives birth to the mind has come a long way. the ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, correctly located the mind in the brain. His contemporary, the philosopher, Aristotle, believed the mind was in the heart which pumps warmth and vitality to the body.

Researchers seeking to understand the biology of the mind have discovered that: our adaptive brain is wired by our experiences; among the body's cells are nerve cells that conduct electricity and talk to one another by sending chemical messages across a tiny gap that separates them; specific brain systems serve specific functions; and we integrate information processed in these different brain systems to construct our experience of sights and sounds, meanings and memories, pain and passion.

Course Objectives:

· Identify the various components of the brain;

· Explain biology, behavior and the mind, and the power of plasticity;

· Identify parts of the nervous system and the endocrine system;

· Recognize the different tools used to examine the brain;

· Identify the structure and functions of the cerebral cortex.

Information Literacy: Assess what information is needed to answer questions as well as evaluate the quality of information.

· Demonstrate the skill of identifying information needed to answer questions pertaining to psychological terms and concepts

· Recognize and evaluate information sources for a specified purpose

Systematic Inquiry: Understand social science research methods used in psychological research

· Demonstrate the ability to describe the science of psychology