Biology and Human Behavior, The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition

This course can be delivered immediately The Old notion of Group selection has been proved to be wildly inaccurate. This is the idea of animals acting in certain ways.

Biology and Human Behavior, The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition

Are we accountable for our actions? and What is the best time to be in the grip of Are there biological forces that are beyond our control? This fascinating question is the scientific province of Behavioral biology, which is the study of brain, mind, and body interactions, is a branch of behavioral biology. and environment that have a surprising influence on how we behave—from the people we fall in love with, to the intensity of Our spiritual lives to the degree of our aggressive impulses. It is also the study. of How our brains shape us into the people we are.
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Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd EditionThis is an interdisciplinarity approach to this fascinating subject. 24 lectures will be given to explain how evolution affects the human brain. and Otherwise, influenced to produce a wide variety of Some behaviors of They are abnormal. You’ll see that there is very little to be explained by thinking about any of them. of These factors are not enough to make a combination. of Influences are almost always at work

Intense, Dynamic, and Entertainment

This is a brand new course. and Updated with a lot of new information of The original Teaching Company course, created by Professor Robert Sapolsky in 1998, was highly acclaimed. “extremely stimulating” By The American Biology Teacher.

A prominent neurobiologist, zoologist, and MacArthur “genius” Grant recipient Professor Sapolsky, a brilliant lecturer and entertainer, is Professor Sapolsky. A feature story by The New York Times. He was compared to Jane Goodall, a well-known primatologist. and a borscht belt comedian. He was featured in an article in Stanford University’s alumni magazine. “a man who exudes adrenaline and has a reservoir of intensity deep enough to spin the turbines at Hoover Dam.”

What you will learn

The The course begins with an introductory lecture and Next, proceed to Modules II and II, which begin at the level of How a single neuron functions. To see how many millions of neurons you can build up, of A specific area contains neurons of The brain operates. The Regions are where the emphasis is of The brain that is most connected to emotion and behavior.

Modules III, IV, and V examines how the brain works and Regulations of behavior can be made. You will first cover how hormones are controlled by the brain. and How hormones affect brain function and behavior. Next, you will examine how the brain works. and Behavior evolved and covers contemporary thinking about natural selection’s shaping of behavior and Optimized behavior and Brain function is the key to optimizing. Next, you can focus on the bridge between evolution and development. and Brain function: investigating the role of genes at the molecular levels in brain function and How these genes evolved.

Module VI examines the study of ethology. of The behavior of Animals in their natural habitats. The These lectures are focused on how genes, evolution and hormones interact with each other. and Environment is extremely important to the behavior of animals.

Finally, Module VII explores how the various approaches—neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, evolution, genetics, and ethology—help explain an actual set of Behaviors, with a special focus on aggression. The Final lecture summarizes all that is known about biology of Human behavior and Examines the social implications of This knowledge is essential.

Insight into Yourself and Other

This thought-provoking exercise will help you to think. and Engaging material can help you to learn about yourself, as well as your behavior. of others. One region that is particularly interesting of The brain responsible for behavior is the frontal cortex, which plays a central function in decision-making, gratification delay, and other functions. and Other important functions The The part of the frontal cortex is called the part of The brain that “makes you do the harder thing,” It doesn’t matter if you are focusing on an unpleasant task, controlling your anger, or lying about a spouse who has gotten a new haircut. Take a look at these situations:

What happens when the frontal cortex is absent?Railroad worker Phineas Gag suffered a severe frontal cortical injury in an 1840s accident. In a matter of hours, he transformed from a sober, conscientious worker into a profaned, aggressive, and socially inept man who could never work again. The loss of His frontal cortex caused him to lose his emotional regulation. He had no way to do this. “harder thing.”

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What happens if the frontal cortex is destroyed? “offline”?? and unrepressed—why dreams are dreamlike. People dream about not having to balance a checkbook. They fantasize about being in musicals and floating in the air.
What happens when the frontal cortex has not matured?: of One of the greatest myths about the brain is that it is wired completely. and The brain matured very early in life. However, the frontal cortex is not fully functional until an individual is about a quarter-century old—a fact that explains a lot of Professor Sapolsky says fraternity behavior. This is why it is important to ask if a 16 year old violent criminal isn’t organically impaired in frontal cortex function.

These myths are hard to believe

The Myth of The mature, fully wired young brain is one. of These are the most common pieces of This course corrects misinformation. Professor Sapolsky also revises commonly held beliefs in the following areas:

“For the good of the species”: The Old notion of It has been proved to be completely false that group selection is possible. This is the belief that animals behave in a certain way. “for the good of the species” and That behaviors are driven to increase the likelihood of The species that survived and multiplying. Evolution is about more than animals doing good. of The species, but rather behaving in a way that maximizes the number of Copies of Their own genes will be passed on to the next generation.
The Inevitability of social structures: Professor Sapolsky has conducted fieldwork in Africa and found that the archetypal masculine-dominated, aggressive society is evident of Baboons can transform into a traditional tradition. of Low aggression in a single generation. “If these guys are freed from the central casting roles for them in the anthropology textbooks, we as a species have no excuse to say we have inevitable social structures,” He said.

There are reasons to be concerned and Hope

End of Professor Sapolsky discusses the implications in the course. of our emerging understanding of The origins of individual differences. These insights can be dangerous for our sense of self. of Self and individuality? What is the boundary between essence and individuality? of The person and The biological abnormalities What constitutes being sick? Who is biologically disabled? and Who is not just different? More and More subtle abnormalities of Understanding neurobiology and the temptation to call people “neurobiologists” is important. “abnormal”? What happens when each of us has a few? of These labels?

These and We should all be asking other questions. Professor Sapolsky does see alarming trends, but he also sees reason for optimism. We don’t need to worry about the fact that we are in danger of He says that we cannot understand everything, and every answer leads to a dozen more questions. To explain something does not mean to stop being moved by it. “In the end,” Professor Sapolsky: “the purpose of science is not to cure us of our sense of mystery and wonder but to constantly reinvent and reinvigorate it.”

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