PSYC 3458 — Biological Psychology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOakland, CATraditional
Focuses on the relation between brain function and human behavior. Examines how nerve cells function individually and work together both in small networks and in the nervous system; the structure of the nervous system; how our sense organs provide the nervous system with information about the outside world; how the brain controls movement; and how psychological concepts from motivation to language and memory are represented in the brain.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- PSYC 1101 (min D-)
- PSYC 101M PSYC 102M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 43 | 75 | 57% | 32.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 215 | 215 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 278 | 280 | 99% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 37% | 33.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 240 | 241 | 100% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 238 | 259 | 92% | 7.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 27 | 50 | 54% | 23.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 4 | 305 | 324 | 94% | 4.8 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 250 | 250 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 45% · T 23% · W 41% · Th 43% · F 16%
Common patterns: W (22% of sections), TF (13% of sections), M (13% of sections), MR (13% of sections), MWR (13% of sections), R (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Richard Melloni Jr (49% of students) · reviews
- Padmaja Nandigama (14% of students) · reviews
- Jamie Bunce (13% of students) · reviews
- Eliza Greiner (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Richard Melloni Jr (37% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Ingemi (28% of students) · reviews
- Padmaja Nandigama (14% of students) · reviews
- Kyle Gobrogge (14% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOL 3405, BIOL 3601, BIOL 4705, BIOL 4709, BIOL 5595, BIOL 5601, PSYC 3506, PSYC 3508, PSYC 3510, PSYC 4510, PSYC 4512, PSYC 4514, PSYC 4540, PSYC 4570, PSYC 4606, PSYC 4656, PSYC 4678, PT 5410
Courses that list PSYC 3458 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PSYC course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PSYC courses · Plan it at numap.app