Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2DescriptionThe course is about the biological bases of human behavior and as such it deals with the scientific understanding of the relationship between the brain and behavior. The course focuses on how biological mechanisms and brain processes may help explain behavior. Topics covered include the following: issues in biopsychology, nerve cells and nerve impulses, synapses, the nervous system, brain plasticity, sleep, internal regulation, reproductive behaviors, emotional behaviors, learning and memory, language, and psychological disorders. Ethical standards for conducting human and animal research as well as invasive and non- invasive experimental research methods are also discussed. 