PSYC 4140 - Introduction to Psychophysiology

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; PSYC 3510 and PSYC 3530 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent; and consent of instructor.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week A laboratory course on the area of psychology known as psychophysiology. Covers the use of physiological techniques in understanding psychological phenomena (e. g. , sensation and perception, memory, language, etc.), the rationale and application of various psychophysiological methodologies including heart rate monitoring, electrodermal activity, the electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG, “brain waves”), event-related brain potentials (ERPs), and other types of brain imaging techniques (functional MRI, PET, and MEG).