Psychology 350BN - Lab: Behavioral Neuroscience

This intensive laboratory course will train;students to use the technical methods and tools;commonly used in behavioral neuroscience;research. Skills covered will include animal care;and handling, use of behavioral assays,;pharmacology, and neurosurgical procedures.;Students will engage in weekly exercises and;hands-on experiments to study the link between;brain function and behavioral responses. These;preclinical tools will be used to test research;questions related to learning and memory,;social-emotional responses, and drug-seeking;behaviors. After completion of this course,;students will have a deeper understanding of the;design and implementation of behavioral;neuroscience research.

Prereq: PSYCH-200 or PSYCH-204.