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Mondays, March 1, 2010 - June 7, 2010 The course emphasizes the principles of behavioral neuroscience,
stressing the methods and rationales used to acquire information and reach conclusions
about brain mechanisms underlying behavior. Subjects to be covered include: the study
of behavior in invertebrate systems; the study of biological clocks and important
aspects of behavior in higher vertebrates; brain mechanisms of fear and anxiety; the
behavioral and physiological adaptations to stress; sexual behavior and sexual differentiation
of brain and behavior; regulation of food intake and body weight.
Course organization: There will be a lecture outline
and reading for each lecture, and students will make presentations during
the week following the lecture on each major topic. Each student will be
required to write a short, critical review of a topic in behavioral
neuroscience in the form of a research proposal. The paper is due
June 30, 2010 and counts heavily in the evaluation of the
student's success in the course.
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