BIOL 345 - Behavioral Neuroscience

Credit(s): 3
This course will provide students with a general introduction to the underlying biological principles and mechanisms which give rise to complex human cognitive and emotional behavior. Some of the topics covered include the anatomical structure of nerve cells and how they communicate, properties of brain organization and function, processing in sensory and motor systems, biological rhythms, motivated behavior, the effects of psychotropic medications and neural and hormonal influences on health and emotion. This class has a lab component.

Prerequisites: BIOL 105/BIOL 105L or BIOL 110/BIOL 110L or BIOL 251/BIOL 251L
Corequisites: BIOL 345L
Crosslistings: PSYC 345