BI 305 Behavioral Neurobiology

This course explores the neural basis of behaviors that animals perform in natural settings. The mechanisms studied underlie specialized behaviors such as the detection of prey, attraction of mates, orientation, and other adaptive behaviors. The animal model systems described demonstrate how neural substrates of behavior can be highly specialized to solve problems encountered in an animal's particular environmental niche. These model systems also provide insights into the organization of similar sensory and motor systems in humans. Three hours of lecture.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BI 112/BI 114 Concepts in Biology II: Cells to Organisms with Lab and BI 205 Essentials of Neuroscience or permission of instructor