PSYCH 6260 - [Cognitive Behavioral Ecology]

Fall. Not offered: 2023-2024. Next offered: 2024-2025. 3 credits. Student option grading.

For NBB concentration: this course may be used toward the additional 7 credit requirement, but does not qualify as an advanced course. Co-meets with COGST 4260/PSYCH 4260.

A. Ophir.

Focusses on the ecology and evolution of the neuronal processes concerned with the acquisition, retention, and use of information. We will discuss the potential for natural selection to shape cognitive traits, the ways in which these influences can be studied, and the observable consequences of this process.