Hormones and Behavior
HEB 130
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Description
How can hormones help explain why we do what we do? In Hormones and Behavior, we examine how biology and behavior are deeply intertwined, from reproduction and sexuality to stress, aggression, and social bonds. Students will discover how hormones shape our daily lives, while also exploring how behavior feeds back to influence biology. With an emphasis on humans and our primate relatives, the course highlights evolutionary and comparative perspectives, and interpreting primary research. Throughout lectures and class discussions, and a creative final project, students will build skills in critical thinking and scientific communication. This course is ideal for anyone curious about human biology, psychology, or the evolutionary roots of behavior.
Recommended Prep
Previous coursework in human evolutionary biology and/or biology more generally.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
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