WORKSHOPS: The first workshop for the Wikipedia Neuroethology project will be held on Thursday, September 17 at 9:05 and Friday, September 18, at 9:15 in room W264 Seeley Mudd Hall. You may attend either session. To prepare for this, please visit NEUROETHOLOGY on the Wikipedia website. Review the main page and the links at the bottom of the main neuroethology page footer. |
SEMINAR, SEPT. 3 12:30 A106 CORSON MUDD. Neurobiology and Behavior weekly seminar. Sasha Devore "Neural correlates and mechanisms of sound localization in everyday reverberant settings.
BIONB 4240/PSYCH 4240 -
NEUROETHOLOGY (4 credits) Fall 2009
M, W, F at 10:10-11:00 AM; A106 Corson Mudd Hall (The Morison Room)
Discussion Sections to be arranged.
PS#25007
Course Instructor: Carl D. Hopkins
4 credits. Limited to 50 students. Prerequisites: BIONB 2220, or equivalent with permission of instructor.
S-U or letter grades. M W F 10:10; disc TBA.
Neuroethologists take a comparative and evolutionary approach to study the nervous system. Neuroethologists ask:
- How do brains of animals compare and how did they come about through the process of evolution?
- How are neural circuits adapted to species-typical behavior?
- Why should we take an interest in the brains and behavior of a large diversity of animals?
- What does the comparative approach offer to Neuroscience in general?
- Can we learn from animals with specialized behaviors if their nervous systems are unique and specialized? If so, what do we learn?
- What is the sensory world of an animal species and how does it vary from one species to the next?
These and other questions derive this introductory survey of neuroethology, including exotic senses, amazing motor programs, surprising integration. Join us for this exploratory introduction to the field of Neuroethology.
C. D. Hopkins
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