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Future NBB Courses (Spring 2014)

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Detailed course offerings are listed below (subject to change).
Spring 2014

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BioNB 1110 Brain Mind & Behavior -
Understanding how the brain creates complex human behavior and mental life is a great scientific frontier of the next century. This course enables students with little scientific background from any college or major to appreciate the excitement. What are the interesting and important questions? How are researchers trying to answer them? What are they discovering? Why did the brain evolve this remarkable capacity?E. Adkins - Regan & R. R. Hoy
   

BioNB 2220 - Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neurobiology 
3, 4, or 5 credits. 4 credits with one disc per week and written projects; 5 credits with two disc per week and participation in Writing in the Majors program; 4- or 5-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Students may not preregister for 5-credit option; contact Lori Miller (lmm8). Not open to freshmen. Prereqs: one year introductory biology for majors and one year of chemistry. May be taken independently of BIONB 2210. S-U or letter grades.  MWF 12:20; disc TBA.
General introduction to the field of cellular and integrative neurobiology. Topics include neural systems, neuroanatomy, developmental neurobiology, electrical properties of nerve cells, synaptic mechanisms, neurochemistry, motor systems, sensory systems, learning, and memory. Some discussion sections include dissections of preserved brains.

   
BioNB 3250 – Insect Behavior
3 credits. S–U or letter grade option. Prerequisite: ENTOM 2120 or BIONB 2210. Offered alternate years. Intended for juniors, seniors, and beginning graduate students. Limited to 50 students. TR 10:10-11:25. . L. S. Rayor
Explores insect behavior, ranging from individual sensory and physiological mechanisms to the behavioral dynamics of foraging, courtship, parental care, and social behavior.
   
BioNB 3280 Biopsychology of Learning and Memory
3 credits. Prereqs: one year of biology and either a biopsychology course or BIONB 2220. S-U or letter grades. Graduate students, see PSYCH 6320.  MWF 11:15. T.J. DeVoogd
For description, see PSYCH 3320.
   

BioNB 3690 Chemical Ecology
3 credits. Prereqs: one semester of introductory biology for majors or nonmajors and one semester of introductory chemistry for majors or nonmajors or equivalents, or permission of instructor. S-U or letter grades.  MWF 11:15. For description, see BIOEE 3690.
   

BIONB 4110 Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIONB 2220 or equivalent, or co-registration in BIONB 2220. Next offered 2012-2013. C. D. Hopkins. The Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates is intended for Biology students who wish to become familiar with the scientific literature in modern neuroscience or behavior by learning to select, read, understand, analyze, and orally present summaries of original research papers from the current literature. Students will become familiar with the structure of scientific papers, the differences between various journals and the culture of science, scientists, and authors.

 
   

BioNB 4130 – Molecules of Social Behavior and Emotion
3 credits. Letter grades only. Prerequisite: BioNB 2220 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. TR 10:10-11:25. B104 CMS. D. P. McCobb.
The goal is to explore the rapidly developing field encompassing the neuroscience of emotion, motivation, and social predispositions. Focusing on neuroendocrine modulators (transmitters and hormones), including oxytocin, vasopressin, serotonin, and dopamine, together with their receptors, we will consider their roles in desire or ‘seeking’, reward, fear and aggression, affiliation and cooperation, courtship and mating, and parental care. Roles of modulators will be considered in contexts of neural systems, the ecology of social interactions, and the evolution of diversity, by emphasizing cutting edge comparative, as well as manipulative studies. We work as a learning community, with lots of student input on focal topics, frequent short oral and written presentations, peer feedback, and lots of group discussion.

 
   

BioNB 4260 – Animal Communication
4 credits. Letter grades only. Prerequisite: BIONB 2210. Offered alternate years. Limited to 50 students. TR 2:55-4:10, Dis TBA. A409 CMH. R. A. Raguso, M. S. Webster. Communication is the “glue” that holds societies together. This course examines how and why animals communicate. Topics include the role of the environment in shaping animal signals, whether animals tell the truth to each other, why some bird songs are simple and others complex, and what kinds of signals might be exchanged between species.
   
BioNB 4310 – Genes and Behavior
3 credits. S–U or letter grade option. Prerequisite: BIONB 2220. Offered alternate years. Limited to 50 students. TR 2:55-4:10. 253 MLT. J. R. Fetcho.
Our genes influence how we behave. This lecture course explores the current understanding of how genes influence the behavior of a variety of animals, including humans. Topics include the genetic basis of hearing, movement, learning, memory, intelligence, sexual behavior, aggression, sleep, and diseases of behavior. The focus is on the unprecedented insight that modern molecular and genetic tools are providing into the genetic basis of behavior.
   
BioNB 4910 Principles of Neurophysiology 4 credits. Prereqs: BIONB 2220 or written permission of instructor. S-U or letter grades for students outside the Neurobiology and Behavior concentration and graduate students, by permission of instructor.  MW 10:10; lab M or T 12:20-4:25. B.R. JohnsonLaboratory-oriented course designed to teach the theory and techniques of modern cellular neurophysiology including computer acquisition and analysis of laboratory results. Lecture time is used to introduce laboratory exercises and discuss results, to supplement laboratory topics, and to discuss primary research papers. Extracellular and intracellular recording and voltage clamp techniques explore motor neuron and sensory receptor firing properties, and examine the cellular basis for resting and action potentials and synaptic transmission. Invertebrate preparations are used as model systems.
   

BioNB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in NBB
2 credits.  S-U grades.  Concurrent registration in BIONB 2210 (fall) and BIONB 2220 (spring) required.  Requirement for graduate students majoring in neurobiology and behavior.  W 4:30-6:00.  Location.  A year-long, graduate-level seminar with presentations from lecturers in BIONB 2210 and BIONB 2220. Discussions of current research in the area of neurobiology or behavior that have been presented in the lecture class. A lab project and/or a writing component each week could be assigned to ensure engagement with the material.
 

 

Projected Courses

 

Summer 2014

  • BIONB 2213 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3290 - Field Animal Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIOG 1107/1108 – General Biology I & II
  • BIOG 1440 – Introduction to Comparative Physiology
  • BIOG 1500 – Investigative Laboratory

 Fall 2014

  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2210 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3220 - Hormones and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3230 - Methods in Animal Behavior
  • BIONB 3240 - Biopsychology Laboratory (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3950 - Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Neuroscience
  • BIONB 4110 - Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4230 - Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4250 - Molecular Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4280 - Clinical Neurobiology
  • BIONB 4320 - Neural Circuits for Motor Control in Health and Disease
  • BIONB 4330 - Topics in Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4340 - Advanced Behavioral Ecology
  • BIONB 4360 - Neural Views on Mental Illness (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4700 - Biophysical Methods (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4900 – Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4960 - Bioacoustic Signals in Animals and Man
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 6702 - Special Topics in Behavioral Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Spring 2015

  • BIONB 1110 - Brain, Mind, and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2220 - Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neuroscience
  • BIONB 3690 - Chemical Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4110 - Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
  • BIONB 4130 - Molecules of Social Behavior and Emotion
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4300 - Experimental Molecular Neurobiology
  • BIONB 4350 - Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
  • BIONB 4460 - Plant Behavior - Induced Plant Responses to Biotic Stresses, Lectures (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4461 - Plant Behavior - Induced Plant Responses to Biotic Stresses, Lab (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4910 - Principles of Neurophysiology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 7000 - Introduction to Programming for Research in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Summer 2015

  • BIONB 2213 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3290 - Field Animal Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIOG 1107/1108 – General Biology I & II
  • BIOG 1440 – Introduction to Comparative Physiology
  • BIOG 1500 – Investigative Laboratory

Fall 2015

  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2210 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3220 - Hormones and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3240 - Biopsychology Laboratory (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3920 - Drugs and the Brain
  • BIONB 3960 - Introduction to Sensory Systems
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4220 - Modeling Behavioral Evolution
  • BIONB 4230 - Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4240 - Neuroethology: A Comparative Approach to Neural Circuits and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4250 - Molecular Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4330 - Topics in Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4360 - Neural Views on Mental Illness (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4530 - Speciation: Genetics, Ecology, and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4700 - Biophysical Methods (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4900 – Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4930 - Developmental Neurobiology
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4960 - Bioacoustic Signals in Animals and Man
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 6702 - Special Topics in Behavioral Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Spring 2016

  • BIONB 1110 - Brain, Mind, and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2220 - Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neuroscience
  • BIONB 3250 - Insect Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3280 - Biopsychology of Learning and Memory (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3690 - Chemical Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4110 - Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
  • BIONB 4130 - Molecules of Social Behavior and Emotion
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4260 - Animal Communication
  • BIONB 4310 - Genes and Behavior
  • BIONB 4910 - Principles of Neurophysiology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Summer 2016

  • BIONB 2213 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3290 - Field Animal Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIOG 1107/1108 – General Biology I & II
  • BIOG 1440 – Introduction to Comparative Physiology
  • BIOG 1500 – Investigative Laboratory

Fall 2016

  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2210 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3220 - Hormones and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3240 - Biopsychology Laboratory (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3300 - Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 3950 - Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Neuroscience
  • BIONB 4110 - Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4230 - Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4250 - Molecular Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4280 - Clinical Neurobiology
  • BIONB 4320 - Neural Circuits for Motor Control in Health and Disease
  • BIONB 4330 - Topics in Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4340 - Advanced Behavioral Ecology
  • BIONB 4360 - Neural Views on Mental Illness (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4700 - Biophysical Methods (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4900 – Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurophysiology
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4970 - The Brain - Its Evolution and Development
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 6702 - Special Topics in Behavioral Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Spring 2017

  • BIONB 1110 - Brain, Mind, and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 1220 - FWS: Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 1250 - Biology Seminar
  • BIONB 2220 - Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neuroscience
  • BIONB 3690 - Chemical Ecology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4110 - Neuroscience Journal Club for Undergraduates
  • BIONB 4130 - Molecules of Social Behavior and Emotion
  • BIONB 4200 - Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4300 - Experimental Molecular Neurobiology
  • BIONB 4350 - Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
  • BIONB 4460 - Plant Behavior - Induced Plant Responses to Biotic Stresses, Lectures (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4461 - Plant Behavior - Induced Plant Responses to Biotic Stresses, Lab (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4910 - Principles of Neurophysiology (crosslisted)
  • BIONB 4940 - Special Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 4980 - Teaching Experience
  • BIONB 7000 - Introduction to Programming for Research in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7200 - Advanced Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7201 - Research Design in the Study of Animal Social Behavior
  • BIONB 7202 - Topics in Neural Basis of Behavior
  • BIONB 7210 - Introductory Graduate Survey in Neurobiology and Behavior
  • BIONB 7640 - Plant-Insect Interactions Seminar (crosslisted)

Summer 2017

  • BIONB 2213 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior
  • BIONB 3290 - Field Animal Behavior (crosslisted)
  • BIOG 1107/1108 – General Biology I & II
  • BIOG 1440 – Introduction to Comparative Physiology
  • BIOG 1500 – Investigative Laboratory
Carl D. Hopkins/e-mail
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Cornell University
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