2025-Spring An Introduction to Brain and Behavior (LIFE419-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. LIFE419 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 09:30 ~ 10:45 / TJ Park Lib. [501호] Multimedia Room(Ⅰ) | TUE, THU / 09:30 ~ 10:45 / TJ Park Lib. [501호] Multimedia Room(Ⅰ) Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Park Sang Ki Name Park Sang Ki Department Dept. of Life Sciences
Email address skpark@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://mnpsy.postech.ac.kr/
Office Office Phone 279-2349
Office Hours By appointment

3. Course Objectives

Scientific understanding of the brain and human behavior continues to grow at an exponential pace. Communicating the recent excitement in the brain science, in this course, we will examine the nervous system with a focus on how our brain and our behavior interact. Sutudents will be exposed to the fundamentals of brain function and behavior by discussing several key issues; (1) Why do we have brain? (2) How is the nervous system organized? (3) How do drugs affect our behavior? (4) How does the brain learn and think? To this end, the course will be provided as a good introduction to basic neuroscience.

4. Prerequisites & require

5. Grading

Mid term exam; 40%
Final exam; 40%
Reports and Participation; 20%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
An Introduction to Brain and Behavior Bryan Kolb Worth Publisher 0000
Lecture Materials provided by Professor 0000

7. Course References

8. Course Plan

1. What are the origins of brain and behavior?
2. How does the nervous system function?
3. What are the units of nervous system function?
4. How do neurons transmit information?
5. How do neurons communicate and adapt?
6. How does the brain develop and adapt?
7. How do drugs and hormones influence the brain?
8. How do we sense, perseive, and see the world?
9. How do we hear, speak, and make music?
10. How does the nervous system respond to stimulation?
11. What causes emotional and motivated behavior?
12. Why do we sleep and dream?
13. How do we learn and remember?
14. How does the brain think?
15. What happens when the brain misbehaves?

9. Course Operation

Lecture

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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