BIOL 4480 Research in Behavioral Endocrinology
This course offers an introduction to the study of hormones and behavior. The course will cover the endocrine system, and how hormones affect behavior from the level of individual neurons, to complex behaviors of an entire organism. Also covered will be different classes of hormones and their actions in a variety of organisms, with particular attention to current research models. The accompanying laboratory is mandatory and will incorporate recent research articles as students participate in experimental design and data analysis.