9.52-B | Spring 2001 | Undergraduate

Topics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences Human Ethology

Course Description

Survey and special topics designed for students in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Emphasizes ethological studies of natural behavior patterns and their analysis in laboratory work, with contributions from field biology (mammology, primatology), sociobiology, and comparative psychology. Stresses human behavior but also …
Survey and special topics designed for students in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Emphasizes ethological studies of natural behavior patterns and their analysis in laboratory work, with contributions from field biology (mammology, primatology), sociobiology, and comparative psychology. Stresses human behavior but also includes major contributions from studies of other animals.
Learning Resource Types
Written Assignments
Presentation Assignments
Photo of monkeys and humans studying each other.
Monkeys studying humans studying monkeys. (Image by Prof. Gerald Schneider.)