PSYCH 3220 - [Hormones and Behavior]

(crosslisted)
(also BIONB 3220) (PBS)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; any one of the following: PSYCH 2230, BIONB 2210 or BIONB 2220, or one year introductory biology plus psychology course. Next offered 2013-2014. Co-meets with PSYCH 7220. Two lec plus sec in which students read and discuss original papers in the field, give an oral presentation, and write a term paper.

E. Adkins Regan.

Covers comparative and evolutionary approaches to the study of the relationship between reproductive hormones and sexual behavior in vertebrates, including humans. Also hormonal contributions to parental behavior, aggression, stress, learning and memory, and biological rhythms.