Neuroscience

Despite decades of scientific research and centuries of philosophical analysis, consciousness remains one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. What is consciousness and which brain mechanisms shape the unique sense of self, implicit in all our thoughts and perceptions?...

Study Tours: Florence, Denmark

Disciplines: Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine / Health Science, Psychology

Pre-requisites: Yes

Addictive disorders involve complex interactions among neurobiological, psychological, environmental, and sociocultural features and can reflect problems across a range of substances or behaviors.

Study Tours: Sweden, London

Disciplines: Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine / Health Science, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology

Pre-requisites: Yes

How do we understand creativity and the brain? This course asks you to explore and debate human creativity through neurobiological, cognitive, and psychological perspectives. Main topics include discussions of the definition of creativity, psychological and cognitive profiles of creative individuals, functional neuroanatomy, the neurochemistry of the creative processes, the neural correlates of creative thought, cognitive processes and lastly, cognitive strategies for optimizing creative output.

Study Tours: United Kingdom, Denmark

Disciplines: Neuroscience, Psychology

Pre-requisites: Yes

What is the nature of love? In this course we will explore the neuroscientific research on social relationships. We will investigate a wide range of relationships, including, but not limited to, parent-sibling relationships, friendships, romantic relationships, as well as social ostracism and rejection. As we examine these relationships through an evolutionary lens, we consider primate brain evolution and the evolutionary functions and adaptive values of social connections.

Study Tours: Sweden, Bosnia-Croatia

Disciplines: Neuroscience, Psychology

Pre-requisites: Yes

How do we understand the interplay of human emotions and their neural networks? This course applies findings from the interdisciplinary field of neuroscience and the psychological study of cognition, emotion, and personality. Basic, complex, and social emotions are explored...

Study Tours: Sweden, Paris

Disciplines: Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine / Health Science, Psychology

Pre-requisites: Yes

Fear is a multifaceted term that can be explained anatomically, biologically, and psychologically. This course begins by illustrating the cause and effects of fear on an anatomical and functional level, followed by demonstrating the physiological, psychological, and evolutionary aspects.

Study Tours: Southern Sweden, Frankfurt-Heidelberg, Denmark, Munich

Disciplines: Biology, Biomedicine / Biotechnology, Neuroscience, Psychology

Pre-requisites: Yes