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CNS/Psy/Bi 102 a - Social and Decision Neuroscience

CNS/Psy/Bi 102 a

Social and Decision Neuroscience

9 units (3-0-6)   |  second term
Prerequisites: NB/Bi/CNS 150 and CNS/Bi/Ph/CS/NB 187, or instructor's permission.

Introduction to the computations made by the brain during economic and social decision making and their neural substrates. Part a: Introduction to social and decision neuroscience. Neural substrates of reward and reinforcement learning. Unconscious and conscious processing. The neural basis of emotion. Goal-directed and habit learning. The neural substrates of facial processing.

Instructor: Adolphs/O'Doherty
Published Date: Aug. 18, 2025