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Summary: Draft
Northeastern University Department of Biology
Bio U545/G245 Marine Science Center, Nahant Tuesdays, Fall Quarter, 2008
Bio U545/G245
Neuroethology
Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
Instructor: Joseph Ayers
http://www.neurotechnology.neu.edu/ayers.html
MSC (781) 581-7370 x309, 444 Richards, (617) 373-4044, lobster@neu.edu
Key Numbers: BIOU545 #00224, BIOG245 #
Neuroethology attempts to explain simple behavior in terms of the properties and connections of central
neural networks. The present course will explore such mechanisms in both a field and laboratory context in
representative marine invertebrates and lower vertebrates. The laboratory work will emphasize techniques of
quantification of behavior by observation, stop-frame video analysis and electrophysiological techniques. A term
paper will involve a review of the behavior and neural mechanisms of a mairine animal model system.
Week. Date Topic
1 Sept 16 Types of Animal Behaviors
2 23 Anatomical Substrates
of Behavior
3 30 Cell Biology of Neurons
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