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NEUR 255 - Introductory Neuroscience

This course is an introduction to the biological bases of behaviour. The structural and functional anatomy of the central nervous system is presented, with particular emphasis on the neural pathways involved in behaviours relating to motivation, mood, learning and memory, and sensation and perception. This course explores how recent research helps in understanding how normal and abnormal brain functioning affect human behaviour.

Semester:

  • Fall (September 8 - December 7, 2026)

Instructor:

Please refer to the Course Outline below.

Program:

Undergraduate, 3 credits

Required Course Material Fee:

$188.68 CAD

Course material refers to all content that is needed to be licensed, acquired, or leased for the purpose of offering the online course.
This could include the electronic version of a textbook (or parts of it), images, articles, animations, audio, and/or video.
This material has been deemed essential for the course at the request of the instructor and/or content provider.
This fee is paid by students at the time of the retrieval of their eConcordia course and is in addition to the regular tuition that they pay to the university for the enrolment in the credit course.

Prerequisite

Notes:

  • Students who have received credit for PSYC 255 may not take this course for credit.
  • Students registered in a Psychology or Neuroscience program, with the exception of the Minor in Psychology, may not take this course for credit.

Book:

Bob Garrett (2015). Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, Fourth Edition. SAGE Publications, Inc.

Registration Information:

Concordia students must register for this course in their Student Hub. It is strongly recommended that they consult Concordia's class schedule prior to enrolling in order to be aware of any registration restrictions (see the notes). Once registered, students must then sign up for an eConcordia account to access the course material. » Visit the registration section for details.

COURSE OUTLINE

Disclaimer: Information regarding the eConcordia course found on this page may change without notice. For the most recent course list, visit the Student Hub. Furthermore, if this represents the initial offering of the course, no course outline will be available until the start of the first active semester.