2025 Fall
PSYCH 114 001 - LEC 001
Biology of Learning
Linda Wilbrecht
Class #:25889
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Psychology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
13
Enrolled: 104
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 117
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
13 reserved for Psychology Majors
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Linda Wilbrecht
Course Catalog Description
The biology of learning and neural plasticity is critical to our understanding of development, culture, behavioral change, uniqueness of individuals, and limits to an organism’s potential. We will study experimental investigations of behavior and neurobiology at the cellular and circuit level to get a basic introduction to what is known and unknown about learning and neural plasticity. Topics may include associative learning, habit formation, fear, memory systems, neurons, synapses, dendritic spines and axonal boutons, LTP, and adult neurogenesis. We will discuss these topics in the context of normal development and disease. Students will become familiar with thinking about the brain at the level of circuits, cells, synapses, and proteins.
Class Notes
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes (up to 15% more if needed).
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including inte.. show more
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including inte.. show more
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes (up to 15% more if needed).
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including intended Psychology majors, and UCEAP students can register at the beginning of their appointment. The waitlist will be open.
Adjustment Period:*More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley
students and UCEAP students can enroll starting at 9 am on August 18th.
General Enrollment Guidelines:
- Requests for time conflict override will not be considered.
- If the class is full, monitor the enrollment periodically. Someone might drop.
- The Psychology department will not accommodate any requests to change
sections. Only students who are already enrolled can make section changes
via CalCentral if space permits. At the start of the semester, you will
have a chance to work with your instructor or GSI about changing sections.
- To be officially registered for a class, you must be signed up for both
the lecture and discussion sections.
- Psychology does not issue permission codes except for the honors program
courses, application only seminar courses, and DeCal courses.
- Psych C120 and Psych 130 have optional tutoring sessions. You don't need to be associated with a section to take advantage of this resource.
- For any questions regarding enrollment in Neuroscience or Cognitive
Science, please email neuenroll@berkeley.edu for Neuroscience classes or
issp-scheduler@berkeley.edu for Cognitive Science classes. show less
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including intended Psychology majors, and UCEAP students can register at the beginning of their appointment. The waitlist will be open.
Adjustment Period:*More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley
students and UCEAP students can enroll starting at 9 am on August 18th.
General Enrollment Guidelines:
- Requests for time conflict override will not be considered.
- If the class is full, monitor the enrollment periodically. Someone might drop.
- The Psychology department will not accommodate any requests to change
sections. Only students who are already enrolled can make section changes
via CalCentral if space permits. At the start of the semester, you will
have a chance to work with your instructor or GSI about changing sections.
- To be officially registered for a class, you must be signed up for both
the lecture and discussion sections.
- Psychology does not issue permission codes except for the honors program
courses, application only seminar courses, and DeCal courses.
- Psych C120 and Psych 130 have optional tutoring sessions. You don't need to be associated with a section to take advantage of this resource.
- For any questions regarding enrollment in Neuroscience or Cognitive
Science, please email neuenroll@berkeley.edu for Neuroscience classes or
issp-scheduler@berkeley.edu for Cognitive Science classes. show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Biological Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
13 reserved for Psychology Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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