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Human Behavioral Biology

by Robert Sapolsky

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

December 6, 2010 · 0 min

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…
24. Schizophrenia (May 26, 2010)

December 6, 2010 · 0 min

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…
23. Language (May 21, 2010)

December 6, 2010 · 0 min

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…
22. Emergence and Complexity (May 22, 2010)

December 6, 2010 · 0 min

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…
21. Chaos and Reductionism (May 19, 2010)

December 6, 2010 · 0 min

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)

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

November 19, 2010 · 0 min

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…
20. Aggression IV (May 17, 2010)

November 19, 2010 · 0 min

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)
19. Aggression III (May 14, 2010)

November 19, 2010 · 0 min

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…
18. Aggression II (May 12, 2010)

November 19, 2010 · 0 min

(May 12, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his lectures about aggression in humans but also continues to talk about other emotions and what goes on in the brain to cause these various emotions.
16. Human Sexual Behavior II (May 7, 2010)

November 17, 2010 · 0 min

(May 7, 2010) Robert Sapolsky delivers the second part of his two-part lecture on sexual behavior. He discusses how this behavior has evolved into the intricate and complex system that exists today.
15. Human Sexual Behavior I (May 5, 2010)

November 17, 2010 · 0 min

Robert Sapolsky explores behavioral patterns of human reproduction. He focuses on proximal and distal motivations, orgasm and fertility facilitation, non-reproductive sex, hormonal and cerebral sexual functions, and the differences and…
14. Limbic System (April 30, 2010)

November 17, 2010 · 0 min

Robert Sapolsky focuses on the role of the limbic system as the emotional component of the nervous system. He explores its influence on decision making, its connection to the cortex, and the various functions of subparts within the limbic…

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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.