PSYCH 307Human Neuropsychology
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Psychology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to current human experimental neuropsychology. The course will review evidence for brain-behaviour interactions obtained from studies of human brain damage and from investigations of the normal brain. Topics such as the representation of language, hemispheric specialization, memory, spatial ability, dyslexia, movement disorders, and affective disorders will be considered.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
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Reviewed on UW Flow
92% liked it50% easy94% useful
From 13 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Class layout is a little hard to get used to, but once you get into the flow of things, it works itself out. The content can be tedious and hard to memorize, but like any other psych class, that is expected. Lots of content, but it's interestin,g and Prof Danckert made it engaging
Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The material can be difficult to wrap your head around but Dr. Danckert is really good at acknowledging what is important to study and what might be "random noise".
Jan 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
No textbook only some articles to read. Overall interesting course but tough material.
Dec 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
16 posts and comments in 11 threads mention PSYCH 307, June 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2021
What is your favourite/most interesting course? 13 points, 32 comments
u/capp256: “ENGL 200B and PSYCH 307”
Spring 2019
Easy 3rd year Psych course 5 points, 5 comments
“I'm using Psych to fill up my CS depth requirement, and have one more left. I know all Psych courses have heady readings anyways, so I don't expect anything less. …”
u/omnivaliant: “I'm planning on taking PSYCH 307 in 4A but I'm not sure how difficult it is.”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… PSYCH 240W PSYCH 253 PSYCH 256 PSYCH 257 PSYCH 261 PSYCH 263W PSYCH 264 PSYCH 291 PSYCH 306 PSYCH 307 PSYCH 308 PSYCH 312R PSYCH 317 PSYCH 318 PSYCH 320 PSYCH 336 PSYCH 340 PSYCH 349R PSYCH 352 PSYCH 363 PSYCH 389 PSYCH 390W PSYCH 391 PSYCH 393 PSYCH 395 PSYCH 397 PSYCH 398R …”
Spring 2017
Post Your Spring Grades 4 points, 61 comments
u/postgrades: “step up plebs, what did you guys take / get this term? i'll start cs341 - 63 cs350 - 73 cs349 - 81 psych307 - 80 earth121 - 69”
What courses are you taking this fall? 28 points, 129 comments
“With course selection and add/drop happening this week I figured this would be a cool discussion post. …”
u/degenerateKiller1235: “CS 360 CS 456 CS 486 PSYCH 307 HLTH 101 (for the frosh pussy in the fall)”
I passed CS350 and CS341. What should I take now? 15 points, 27 comments
“I've seen some dated posts regarding upper year CS courses; What are some of the ESSENTIAL 3xx, 4xx CS courses that one should take? …”
u/tom---swift: “Here's what I've taken: 343 (concurrency & parallel programming), 349 (UI), 370 (numerical computation), 456 (Networks), and 488 (Graphics). Right now I'm doing 458 (security) and 486 (AI). …”
u/tom---swift: “… I've taken Psych307, not 306, but if they have similar workloads you should be ok. Haven't taken CS489 or CO456, but I'd say that all 5 of those at once might be too much. …”
u/H2OLEANSAMETHANG: “… Also, I am considering PSYCH307. I just gotta finish up my depth requirement (PSYCH101->207->???) but to be honest I really am not interested in any of the PSYCH courses. …”
Neuroscience 1 point, 4 comments
“Hi, are there any neuroscience courses that I can take related to bio/psych?”
u/laughing_river: “Many, but it depends on what field in neuroscience you want: -PSYCH 307: if you're interested in clinical neuropsychology. Take it with Dr. Danckert, fantastic prof. …”
[deleted]: “Is psych 307 very content heavy? What is the grade breakdown from when you took it?”
Fall 2016
Rank the courses you've taken from hardest to easiest 20 points, 43 comments
“I'm curious”
u/Eds0: “biol 308>biol 473>biol 110 > psych 307 > hlth 101”
u/inquirer007: “been thinking of taking psych 307 sometime, would you recommend?”
Winter 2016
Is there any courses about brain studies, neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology ? 0 points, 2 comments
“I am a 1A CS student and I am deciding which courses to take ?”
u/AnIncredibleMetric: “… PSYCH 211 Developmental Psych PSYCH 306 Perception PSYCH 307 Human Neuropsych PSYCH 308 Psychology of Reading (This is mostly about computational models used to describe how people process information when reading) PSYCH 314 Cognitive Development PSYCH 316 Pragmatic Language …”
Spring 2015
UW AHS vs Life Sciences: Which one to apply too? 1 point, 18 comments
“Hi guys! Posting on behalf of my sister who is currently looking to apply for fall 2016 as an international student. She is interested in pursuing biology and related subjects. …”
u/DcScape: “If she's looking to pursue a medical profession (possibly going for her MD?) I think that life science would be the better choice as it would prepare you more for MCATs. …”
u/blue1991dbes: “… Biol 373, Psych 261, Psych 307 are other possible choices and she can still have place to fit in other classes which could prepare her for the MCAT. …”
Spring 2011
Has anyone taken Human Neuropsychology? 3 points, 14 comments
u/plantshit: “What are your thoughts on it? What does the curriculum entail? Struggles? Fun? Herp Derp? Edit Its this course: PSYCH 307 - Human Neuropsychology and please if you have feedback regarding: PSYCH 256 - Intro to Cognitive Science PSYCH 308 - Psychology of Reading Thank you so much”
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u/lurkersUnite: “If you are talking about Psych 307, its the neuro-basis for pretty much everything you learned in 207 (Image Proc, memory, emotion, attention, a little bit of psychopathology). You have to know the names of the areas involved with these cognitive processes. …”
u/noxel: “I took PSYCH 307 a year ago with Danckert (great prof). The topics are really interesting if you like learning about the function of the human brain. You learn a lot about the anatomy of the brain and how each area contributes to human cognition. …”
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