PSYCH 3220

Hormones and Behavior

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Covers comparative and evolutionary approaches to the study of the relationship between peripheral hormones and neuroendocrine mechanisms in vertebrates, including humans, with sexual behavior, affiliative bonds and social grouping, parental behavior, aggression, mating systems, stress, learning and memory, and biological rhythms.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Recommended prerequisite: any one of the following PSYCH 2230, BIONB 2210 or BIONB 2220, or two biology courses plus a psychology course.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors.

Distribution Category (BIO-AS) (OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Spring.

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