Psychological & Brain Sciences 591BC - S- Brain and Body Clocks

Time is nature's way of making sure everything doesn't happen at once, or so the saying goes. Why can you wake up at about the same time without an alarm clock? Why do you feel so bad when you are jet-lagged? This seminar will use current research literature to explore the mechanisms by which our brains (and bodies) tell time, and what happens when they don' work correctly, from weight gain, to altered immune responses, to cognitive and behavioral problems.

Open to junior and senior Psychology majors and Psychology & Brain Sciences graduate students. PSYCH241&330orBIO382,397MH,388