BIONB 4310 - Genes and Behavior

Spring. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.

Prerequisite: BIONB 2220. Offered alternate years. Limited to 50 students.

J. R. Fetcho.

Our genes influence how we behave. This lecture course explores the current understanding of how genes influence the behavior of a variety of animals, including humans. Topics include the genetic basis of hearing, movement, learning, memory, intelligence, sexual behavior, aggression, sleep, and diseases of behavior. The focus is on the unprecedented insight that modern molecular and genetic tools are providing into the genetic basis of behavior.