NBB 201 - Foundations Of Behavior

Institution:

Emory University

Subject:

Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Music Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Mathematics Linguistics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin Korean Journalism Jewish Studies Japanese Italian Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture and Society History

Description:

(Same as Anthropology 200.) Spring. Prerequisite: Biology 141. This course presents an introduction to evolutionary processes and biological bases of behavior. Lectures and readings will be organized around a developmental and life history perspective and will emphasize the importance of context in biological mechanisms and the interaction of social life, behavior, and cognition. Examples drawn especially from humans and nonhuman primates will be used to place human behavior in the Context of other species and to illustrate the dual inheritance of biology and culture in our species. Topics covered will include evolutionary mechanisms, adaptation, phylogenetic constraints, neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior, life history theory, developmental programs, principles of allometry, sexual selection and alternative reproductive strategies, social bonds and socialization, and the cognitive bases of social interaction in humans and nonhumans.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.emory.edu

Phone Number:

(404) 727-6123

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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