Spring 2024 Psychology UN2435 section 001

Social Neuroscience

Call Number 11892
Day & Time
Location
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm
501 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Jon B Freeman
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course will provide a broad overview of the field of social neuroscience. We will consider how social processes are implemented at the neural level, but also how neural mechanisms help give rise to social phenomena and cultural experiences. Many believe that the large expansion of the human brain evolved due to the complex demands of dealing with social others—competing or cooperating with them, deceiving or empathizing with them, understanding or misjudging them. What kind of “social brain” has this evolutionary past left us with? In this course, we will review core principles, theories, and methods guiding social neuroscience, as well as research examining the brain basis of processes such as theory of mind, emotion, stereotyping, social group identity, empathy, judging faces and bodies, morality, decision-making, the impact of culture and development, among others. Overall, this course will introduce students to the field of social neuroscience and its multi-level approach to understanding the brain in its social context. 

Web Site Vergil
Department Psychology
Enrollment 127 students (150 max) as of 9:05PM Friday, December 13, 2024
Subject Psychology
Number UN2435
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Schools of the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies, Professional Studies
Section key 20241PSYC2435W001