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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NEUR 4250 - Neuroscience of Motivation and Emotion


3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: NEUR 3000  or BIOL 4102  or PSYC 4110 , with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
An examination of how the nervous system generates motivation and emotional states in diverse species, including humans. Topics include neural mechanisms of thirst and hunger, defense and fear, and social behavior, as well as disorders of emotion and motivation. Cross-listed with: BIOL 4210  and PSYC 4250 .