Neuroscience 312ad - Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience: Adversity

This course covers the current understanding of the impact of early life adversity on the brain and how this can lead to differences in cognitive and mental health outcomes. The course deeply examines different dimensions of early life adversity. Students focus mainly on studies in humans, but look to the animal literature for grounding in mechanisms. Students examine current theoretical models of how adversity impacts the brain, the latest literature testing these models, how these differences in brain development may impact children in the long term and factors that may provide resilience for those experiencing adversity. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only; NSC 312 Limit; Prereq: NSC 210