The Brain

Fully summarises the book chapters for the Psychology Brain and Cognition specialisation course 3.6C The Brain. This summary contains the updated literature list for 2022-2023 in the suggested reading order.

Complete summary of the literature for 3.6C "The Brain" Theme 2: Changing Brain for the Psychology "Brain and Cognition" specialisation. The summary covers the following book chapters: - Purves et al. (2019): Chapters 25 and 26 - Carlson (2017): Chapter 13: Learning and Memory

Complete summary of the literature for 3.6C "The Brain" Theme 1: Brain Basics for the Psychology "Brain and Cognition" specialisation. The summary covers the following book chapters: Breedlove & Watson (2017). Behavioural neuroscience Chapter 6: Evolution of the brain and behaviour (pg 163 - 191) Breedlove & Watson (2013). Behavioural neuroscience (7th ed.) First part of Chapter 2 Functional Neuroanatomy, (pg. 23-33) Gazzaniga (2009). Cognitive Neuroscience, last part of chapter 2. Cellul...

Complete summary of the literature for 3.6C "The Brain" Theme 1: Brain Basics for the Psychology "Brain and Cognition" specialisation. The summary covers the following book chapters: - Stahl (2000): 1. Part of Chapter 4: How synaptic neurotransmission mediates emotional disorders (pg. 105 – 130) 2. Part of Chapter 3: Agonists and Antagonists, Allosteric modulation, Co-transmission versus allosteric modulation, (pg 82-98) - Stahl, S.M (2008): 1. Chapter 7: Circuits in ...

This is a very detailed summary of the first theme (Brain Basics) of 3.6 from the Brain and Cognition specialisation course. At the end of the summary, I started with an essay-style exam preparation method (for the first chapter) to give you an idea of how you can structure your revision, since exams were online this year. I hope this helps too! I used this to study for my own exam - Good luck! :)

All chapters covered.

A summary for the first meeting of the course.

A summary for the second meeting of the course.

This is the completed exercise for the first practical meeting of 3.6: Brain Anatomy.