Students will learn the names and functions associated with parts of the brain and nervous system.
Students will learn how to apply their knowledge of the nervous system to topics such as stress, anxiety, and treatment of mood disorders.
Students will learn how biology can underpin the motivation for different behaviours and emotions.
Students will learn terminology around genetic inheritance, and understand how to interpret information in terms of whether or not it suggests a genetic or evolutionary component to different types of behaviour.

I completed a PhD in Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Visual Perception, giving me a thorough knowledge of Cognitive and Biological Psychology.
I have been working as a full time online tutor for GCSE (UK age 14-16 curriculum) and A-level (UK age 16-18 curriculum) since February 2018.

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Informal feedback is given to all students who submit tasks and join in the discussion threads throughout the course.

Optional: If you would like to receive a grade for your participation in this series of classes, please send me a message when enrolling, and I will provide you with a syllabus detailing what tasks will contribute to your grade.
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Learners are encouraged to explore 3D visuals of the brain using the following source: https://www.brainfacts.org/3D-Brain#intro=false&focus=Brain as well as content inspired by materials available at http://psychology.tools

Example citations for theories and examples using in the course:
Bodily maps of emotions (Nummenmaa et al, 2014)
The “Big Five” personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992)
How genes may influence personality (Eysenck, 1967; 1990)
Reciprocal altruism in rats (Mason, 2016)