PSYC 5585 Advanced Brain Systems: Motivation and Emotion
This course will review the organization of neural networks that control motivated and emotional behaviors in mammals. This is a functional neuroanatomy course that will discuss how the brain regions are interconnected to form functional systems.
Course overview
- Department
- Psychology and Neuroscience
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- PSYC2285 or at least one 3000-level neuroscience course
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.73 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.85 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Gorica D Petrovich | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2024 | Gorica D Petrovich | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2022 | Gorica D Petrovich | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |