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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - April 13, 2026 10:10AM EDT

BIONB 1220
FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior

The First-Year Writing Seminar is about introducing concepts in neuroscience and behavior and writing extensively about them. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Big Brain Moments-Logical Hist of Neuroscience

  •  2352 BIONB 1220   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Agrawal, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Resurrecting Ghosts:An Explor of De-extinction

  •  2353 BIONB 1220   SEM 102

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Poje, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2354 BIONB 1220   SEM 103

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zhao, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

BIONB 2210
Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4833 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4834 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

  •  4835 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  4836 BIONB 2210   DIS 202

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    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4837 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

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    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4838 BIONB 2210   DIS 204

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    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4839 BIONB 2210   DIS 205

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  4840 BIONB 2210   DIS 206

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4841 BIONB 2210   DIS 207

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4842 BIONB 2210   DIS 208

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    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4843 BIONB 2210   DIS 209

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    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4844 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

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    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 3240
Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory

This course is designed to provide an introduction to experimental research on the neural basis of behavior and cognition in animals. Topics will include basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, neural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 3240, PSYCH 3240

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10767 BIONB 3240   LAB 401

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Smith, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

BIONB 3300
Introduction to Computational Neuroscience

Covers the basic ideas and techniques involved in computational neuroscience. Surveys diverse topics, including neural dynamics of small networks of cells, neural coding, learning in neural networks and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one project. Combined with: BME 3300, COGST 3300, PSYCH 3300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4852 BIONB 3300   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Linster, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4854 BIONB 3300   PRJ 601

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Linster, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 3920
Drugs and the Brain

Introduction to neuropharmacology, with and emphasis on the neural mechanisms of psychoactive drugs. Topics include a brief introduction to neuropharmacology and a discussion of the major neurotransmitter ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4845 BIONB 3920   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4846 BIONB 3920   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4847 BIONB 3920   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4848 BIONB 3920   DIS 203

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    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4849 BIONB 3920   DIS 204

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4850 BIONB 3920   DIS 205

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    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4851 BIONB 3920   DIS 206

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 4200
Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior

Courses on selected topics in neurobiology and behavior; can include lecture and seminar courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • Topic: The Genetics and Evolution of Social Behavior

  •  4865 BIONB 4200   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Shaw, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 4320
Neural Circuits for Motor Control in Health and Disease

Almost all behaviors-from speech to a cross court forehand-are mediated by the contraction of muscles. This course examines the neural origins of motor behavior, from simple reflexes to complex learned ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4869 BIONB 4320   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Goldberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 4380
Computational Methods for Neurobiology & Behavior

This course is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in computational methods for analyzing neural and behavioral data. Potential topics include signal processing, spectral ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4870 BIONB 4380   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ellwood, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 4720
Visual Ecology

This course will explore the wide diversity in visual systems across organisms and how evolution shapes these visual systems to solve a wide range of daily challenges. Vision often plays a key role in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4872 BIONB 4720   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Sandkam, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BIONB 4980
Teaching Experience

Designed to give qualified undergraduate students teaching experience through actual involvement in planning and assisting in biology courses. This experience may include supervised participation in a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

BIONB 7201
Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior

A weekly journal club-style discussion. Graduate students may be expected to present a summary of their research or a summary of research in the literature related to their thesis once per year. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  4866 BIONB 7201   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Raguso, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

BIONB 7210
Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior

Designed to assist students in mapping their graduate careers and in choosing and pursuing transformative and tractable thesis topics. The core of the course will be open-ended discussions directed by ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  4864 BIONB 7210   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Yapici, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Requirement for graduate students majoring in neurobiology and behavior.

BIONB 7212
Professional Development for Biology Graduate Students

In-depth discussions of career choices for academic biologists to empower them to manage their careers. Topics to be covered include: developing strong CVs, personal statements, public speaking and interview ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4871 BIONB 7212   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Raguso, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Intended for: graduate students, post A-exam preferred. Postdoctoral fellows may audit with permission of instructor.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

BIONB 7640
Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar

Group intensive study of current research in plant-insect interactions. Topics vary from semester to semester but include chemical defense, coevolution, insect community structure, population regulation, ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 7640, ENTOM 7640

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  3394 BIONB 7640   SEM 101

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    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Agrawal, A

      Casteel, C

      Kessler, A

      McArt, S

      Poveda Morciniec, K

      Raguso, R

      Thaler, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduates students; undergraduates by permission of instructor.