Tag: biopsych

Neuro Rap / Songwriting Contest

Neuro Rap / Songwriting Contest

In order to augment and develop your content knowledge you are required to enter a super special amazing rap/songwriting contest! For details regarding this contest click the entry link here: Neuro Rap Some Resources to help you in finding your lyrical flow: *Dopamine, Motivation & Drug 

The Curious Hole In My Head: the need for nuance in understanding localization of function

The Curious Hole In My Head: the need for nuance in understanding localization of function

Read the article in the Times linked here and think about the implications this case study has for traditional understanding of localization of brain function as well as the profound plasticity of our brain!

Application: Designing an Experiment

Application: Designing an Experiment

YOU’RE THE RESEARCHER!  TIME TO DESIGN AN EXPERIMENT TO INVESTIGATE A RESEARCH QUESTION! FOR EXPLANATORY DETAILS REGARDING THIS ACTIVITY, CLICK: HERE

Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to investigate bio&social factors of behaviour

Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to investigate bio&social factors of behaviour

Use THIS LINK to a PADLET that outlines the process of QFT and contains your Question Formulation Prompt, “Free Will Does Not Exist” and start asking questions to aide your understanding !!

You’re the teacher!

You’re the teacher!

Congrats! You’re a teacher! As luck would have it, your first unit of instruction is Hormones and Neurotransmitters! You’ve taught the units, but now you need to develop an assessment so you know what your students know! (and what they don’t). So, make a copy 

Understanding Hormones: An investigation into testosterone

Understanding Hormones: An investigation into testosterone

  IN order to investigate and understand the hormone Testosterone and research surrounding its role in behaviour, engage in the following learning activity: Understanding Testosterone  

Exercise mitigates stress…but why?

Exercise mitigates stress…but why?

Utilize the resources below with the goal of answering the question posed by this post! Read this post from the American Psychological Association (APA) discussing the ways in which exercise can decrease the physiological effects of stress http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/exercise-stress.aspx Watch this quick discussion by Dr. Thompson at UCLA