Brain and Behavior

This course will focus on the nature of the brain and how it influences human feelings, thoughts and behavior. Topics covered will include the biological bases of emotions, aggression, hunger, thirst, sex, sleep and wakefulness, language, attention, learning, memory, sensation (including pain), mental illness, and the effects of psychoactive drugs and brain damage. Students will, from time to time, observe demonstrations and conduct experiments during class time to illustrate basic brain/behavior relationships and research techniques.

Fall, Spring

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