PSYCH 6260 - [Cognitive Behavioral Ecology]

Fall. Next Offered: 2020-2021. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Co-meets with PSYCH 4260. For NBB concentration: this course may be used toward the additional 7 credit requirement, but does not qualify as an advanced course.

A. Ophir.

Focusses on the ecology and evolution of the neuronal processes concerned with the acquisition, retention, and use of information. We will discuss the potential for natural selection to shape cognitive traits, the ways in which these influences can be studied, and the observable consequences of this process.