PSYC 50.12 Neuroscience of Stress

This course explores the neuroscience of stress, beginning with an overview of the neural and endocrine responses to a stressor, including their beneficial functions. Next, the course will cover a series of focused topics on how stress influences physiology, behavior and cognition, and how various physiological systems can influence the stress response. This includes an understanding of anxiety disorders, depression, and the susceptibility and resilience to stressors, as well an examination of how stress affects learning and memory, immunity, and sex behavior. Topics also include how individual differences such as age, sex, and immunity can influence the stress response.

Instructor

Nautiyal

Prerequisite

PSYC 6 and one of the four core neuroscience classes, or instructor permission.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SCI

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