Brain and Behavior
How do neurons communicate with each other? What controls how we sense the environment around us and how we move in response? What role do hormones play in our behavior? Why do animals sleep? How does…
Discipline: Psychology
Beautiful Mistakes: The Psychology of Learning from Failure
To err is human. Although mistakes are inevitable, how we perceive and approach failures can help us transform them into beautiful mistakes. But what are the intrapersonal and interpersonal psychological factors that support or hinder learning…
Neuroscience of Mediation and Yoga
What are the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying meditation and yoga? How do yoga and meditation allow us to explore the depths of consciousness and improve our mental and physical health? Although these practices have increased…
Psychology of Loneliness
What is loneliness and what causes it? Is it the nature of our human condition? Is it a feeling or a thought? Does age, personality, or social contact matter? Topics to be considered are the causes…
Under the Influence: Alcohol, Drugs, and Young Adulthood
While young Danes continue to be the heaviest drinkers in Europe, high levels of drinking and problematic drug use amongst teens and young adults present a significant global health burden. In this course, you will assess…
Developmental Disorders
This course explores maladaptive behaviors, cognitions, and emotions in child development using the biopsychosocial model. This model addresses the multilayered and hierarchical contexts of the child’s life by considering multiple perspectives as regards the genetic, psychological,…
Public Mental Health
This course introduces you to the common mental disorders and their impact on daily life. We explore the different challenges faced by those with mental health conditions. Through peer-reviewed literature, policy briefs, popular media, and discussions…
Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
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…
Psychology of Emerging Adulthood
What is an adult? This class addresses the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The psychological implications of the adolescent experience and further development into adulthood pertaining to identity, family, love and sex, cohabitation and marriage, career,…
Neuroscience of Emotion
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…
