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Brain and Behavior explores the biological bases of behavior and mental processes. It examines how biological factors like genes, hormones, neurotransmitters, and brain structures influence psychological components like thoughts, emotions, memories, and actions. This free and open textbook provides a wide ranging and up-to-date introduction to the main topics and methods of biological psychology. It starts by covering foundations of biological psychology (brain anatomy, neurons, research methods), continues to higher-level topics that link biology and psychology (how drugs and hormones affect the brain and behavior; brain development; genetics; and emotions) and concludes with neural and behavioral differences associated with brain damage, neurological diseases, and psychological disorders.

This book has been edited from its original format in an attempt to provide a critical overview of Psychology for undergraduates in Introductory Psychology classes. It is a work in progress. In this version of the book, the materials in Chapters 9 through 15 have not yet been edited from their original format. As such these chapters present a more traditional approach to the discipline of psychology.

TLH in a Box is an OER (Open Educational Resource) created in the third and final year of the Transformative Learning in the Humanities grant supported by the Mellon Foundation at The City University of New York. The grant supported public talks on innovative pedagogies and teaching workshops, a student summit, and a series of intensive peer-to-peer faculty seminars for CUNY faculty at all ranks (including adjuncts) in the humanities, arts, and interpretive social sciences. The TLH team created this Open Educational Resource that shares TLH’s antiracist teaching strategies and the transformative methods of TLH with the general public. This publication contains: teaching tools and more for faculty; templates, budget models, annual reports, and other resources for administrators and staff; and ideas for student engagement, including how to form a Student Advisory Board and hosting a virtual student summit.

The purpose of this guide is to give students clear and helpful information on finding and using images for their schoolwork and other creative projects. The first part of the guide goes over the basics of why some images are free to use and some are not. The second part shows where and how to find images to use. And the third part tells about some best practices for using images, including giving credit to creators. Cover image by Yeh Xintong via Unsplash.

Like two of its sources (BCcampus’s Accessibility Toolkit — 2nd Edition and Briana Fraser and Luke McKnight’s Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning), the goal of the CUNY School of Professional Studies’ Accessibility Toolkit is to assist CUNY SPS faculty and staff in creating truly open textbooks and online academic experiences that are free and accessible for all students.

This handbook has been designed as a supplement to the Medgar Evers College handbook and catalog. Our program wants to ensure that your transition into college is a smooth and easy one. In this handbook, you will find answers to numerous questions that you may have. Please look to this guide as you enter into your college experience. Should you still have questions and/or concerns regarding S.E.E.K specific requirements or the requirements of Medgar Evers College, feel free to contact any of the department’s personnel listed below. May you find peace that passes all understanding in the upcoming years as a Medgar Evers student!