Human Behavioral Biology

Robert Sapolsky
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This course covers how to approach complex normal and abnormal behaviors through biology; how to integrate disciplines including sociobiology, ethology, neuroscience, and endocrinology, to examine behaviors such as aggression, sexual behavior, language use, and mental illness.

  1. 06/12/2010 · VÍDEO

    25. Last Lecture and Individual Differences (June 2, 2010)

    Professor Robert Sapolsky gives the final lecture in the Human Biology 160 class. He uses the lecture to wrap up any loose ends and show how the themes of the class connects without the more complex concepts that were brought up throughout the course. (June 2, 2010)

    3 s

  2. 06/12/2010 · VÍDEO

    24. Schizophrenia (May 26, 2010)

    Robert Sapolsky discusses environmental factors as well as genetic characteristics that could apply to people who are affected. He describes schizophrenia as a disease of thought disorder and inappropriate emotional attributes. (May 26, 2010)

    6 s

  3. 06/12/2010 · VÍDEO

    23. Language (May 21, 2010)

    Robert Sapolsky describes the similarities and differences between different human and animal languages. He focuses on how we use language to communicate with each other, how we communicate with animals, and how animals commute with each other. (May 21, 2010)

    6 s

  4. 06/12/2010 · VÍDEO

    22. Emergence and Complexity (May 22, 2010)

    Professor Robert Sapolsky details how a small difference at one place in nature can have a huge effect on a system as time goes on. He calls this idea fractal magnification and applies it to many different systems that exist throughout nature. (May 21, 2010)

    6 s

  5. 06/12/2010 · VÍDEO

    21. Chaos and Reductionism (May 19, 2010)

    Professor Robert Sapolsky gives what he calls "one of the most difficult lectures of the course" about chaos and reductionism. This lecture focuses on reduction science and breaking things down to their component parts. (May 19, 2010)

    5 s

  6. 19/11/2010 · VÍDEO

    17. Human Sexual Behavior III & Aggression I (May 10, 2010)

    Robert Sapolsky completes his talk on sexual behavior in humans as well as other species, focusing on characteristics that create attractiveness. He then switches subject and talks about human aggression and how this has evolved and developed. (May 10, 2010)

    5 s

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    20. Aggression IV (May 17, 2010)

    Professor Robert Sapolsky completes his fourth and final part of a discussion about aggression and violence. He discusses how hormones and evolution have shaped this behavior into the way humans interact today. (May 17, 2010)

    6 s

  8. 19/11/2010 · VÍDEO

    19. Aggression III (May 14, 2010)

    Robert Sapolsky continues his neurobiological exploration of human aggression. He discusses correlations between neurotransmitter prevalence and aggression levels, aggressive activity differences from genetic variance, societal factors and application, amplification from alcohol, and crime and punishment. (May 14, 2010)

    6 s
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This course covers how to approach complex normal and abnormal behaviors through biology; how to integrate disciplines including sociobiology, ethology, neuroscience, and endocrinology, to examine behaviors such as aggression, sexual behavior, language use, and mental illness.

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