MERLOT Materials

Developmental psychology concerns itself with the changes (psychological and otherwise) that occur as a result of our... see more

The course is an introduction to the approach of Reflective Practice developed by Donald Schön. It is an approach that... see more

This course is an intensive introduction to the U.S. law of intellectual property with major emphasis on patents,... see more

This course looks at medicine from a cross-cultural perspective, focusing on the human, as opposed to biological, side of... see more

This course seeks to examine how people experience gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - and sexuality in a... see more

Culture, Embodiment, and the Senses will provide an historical and cross-cultural analysis of the politics of sensory... see more

This class examines the ways humans experience the realm of sound and how perceptions and technologies of sound emerge... see more

This course considers the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving controversies... see more

This course covers the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include... see more

This course highlights the interplay between cellular and molecular storage mechanisms and the cognitive neuroscience of... see more

This course includes: Surveying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal communication. Coversion channels in... see more

How genetics can add to our understanding of cognition, language, emotion, personality, and behavior. Use of gene mapping... see more

Roles of neural plasticity in learning and memory and in development of invertebrates and mammals. An in-depth critical... see more

This undergraduate course is designed to introduce students to cognitive processes. The broad range of topics covers each... see more

We will examine current research and theory regarding the validity and utility of commonly accepted gender differences in... see more

Memory is not a unitary faculty, but rather consists of multiple forms of learning that differ in their operating... see more

This series of research talks by members of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences introduces students to... see more

This course will help to define abnormal and normal behaviors and to group these abnormal phenomena into "disorders." It... see more

This is a free online course offered through 21 podcasts from UC Berkeley.

This is a free, online textbook/course.  According to the authors, "This unit takes you on a journey of discovery where... see more

This course will cover the basic concepts of clinical psychology -- the study of diagnosing, treating, and understanding... see more

This course will introduce the student to cognitive psychology, or the study of the ways in which we come to know about... see more

How big an impact does CCTV have on your life? This unit provides the opportunity to listen to an argument surrounding... see more

‘Tough on the causes of crime.’ A famous phrase, but what is crime? This unit examines how we as a ‘society’ define... see more