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2009 Course Handbook

BBE301: Brain and Behaviour

BBE301 is a higher level course in which you will engage directly with research and primary scientific papers to explore the latest findings about the biological basis of behaviour. Topics covered will include how genes and genomes control behaviour, the neural basis of behaviour, the mechanisms of learning and memory, the evolution and biological basis of instinct, and the extent to which our behaviour is determined by our biology.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:4
When Offered: D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
Staff Contact: Dr Andrew Barron
Prerequisites:

BBE200 or BIOL208 or BIOL246 or PSY236

Corequisites:

NCCWs:

Unit Designations: Science
Medical Sciences
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Brain, Behaviour and Evolution

Timetable Information

For unit timetable information please visit the Timetables@Macquarie Website.

Recent Updates

17 Oct 2008 - EDUC80P

Program title amended