Prerequisites: CBNS 106 with a grade of C- or better; CBNS 124 with a grade of C- or better or PSYC 124 with a grade of C- or better; CBNS 120 or PSYC 120 is recommended; restricted to class level standing of senior; restricted to major(s) Neuroscience; or consent of instructor
Description: Discusses a series of seminal work using modern experimental and computational tools. Investigates how dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, noradrenaline, sex pheromones, and other neurochemicals contribute to addiction, reward, arousal, attention, anxiety, and innate behavior. Also links their modulatory effects on cellular activity to circuit functions and behavior.