Psychology 326 - SEM: BIOPSYCHOLOGY- BEHAVIOR

Topics course.: This seminar investigates the origins of behavior across timescales from generations to moments, with particular emphasis on the role of the environment during development. How do exposures and experiences in early life shape neural circuits involved in social behavior? How do developmental events contribute to stress reactivity? How, and when, do experiences shape the behavior of future generations? Topics include prenatal origins of adult disorders, endocrine disruption and behavior, and aspects of the physical and social environments that impact outcomes from depression to longevity. We introduce epigenetics and critically examine how epigenetic mechanisms and others reflect and contribute to experience. Prerequisites: a 200­level course in biopsychology or neuroscience, and an introductory biology course, or permission of the instructor.

Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores