Biological Foundations of Behavior
Oh my! These modules bring back
memories... PANIC memories! Don't get me wrong, the material is
absolutely fascinating! Every time I review it, I am in awe at how awesome
our brains and bodies are. It's mind blowing! It's also tough to
grasp on your first exposure. It's on such a micro level; it was
initially difficult for me to wrap my thoughts around. To be honest, it
took several exposures until I wasn't sitting in class with that hot, sweaty,
oh-my-goodness-I'm-going-to-fail feeling. Seriously, I remember sitting
in my physiopsych class (my senior year of my undergraduate degree) wondering
if I should change my major.
It is really important to read the text, as
this is where all your quiz and exam questions are pulled from. However,
before reading the text, I highly recommend checking out some of the
supplemental videos I've posted. If those aren't enough, feel free to Google
other videos (there are lots out there!). For me, it was helpful to see a
visual prior to reading about how it all works. You may need to read the
text in small bits and allow yourself some time to absorb the information.
Then, if time permits, go back and re-read the text. This isn't
exactly easy reading, but it is interesting and really important to the field
of psychology.
Good luck! In my opinion this is one of the
hardest weeks of the class... And also one of the most interesting.
Absorb (much like how neurotransmitters are absorbed across the synaptic
gap) as much as you can (hopefully you have high level of acetylcholine,
dopamine and serotonin ~ all neurotransmitters associated with memory and
learning), but also know that you may not 'get it' all at this point... And that is okay.
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