BNS 401: Advanced Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral Neuroscience · 5 credits · Psychology

A detailed examination of how behavior emerges from the function of the brain with a focus on neurophysiological mechanisms. Learning is based upon review and discussion of current literature in the field of behavioral neuroscience. The specific topic under investigation may vary depending on who teaches the class.

Offered in 11 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

BNS 302 and BNS 306 and (PSY 319 or PSY 321 or PSY 322 or PSY 323 or PSY 324)

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

BNS 302 Experimental Methods and Neuroscience Communication
requires BNS 301
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience
  requires (CHEM 161 or CHEM 175) and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207)
  - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
    requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
        MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
        MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
        MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II
        requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
      requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
        requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
      requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
    requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience
    requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
    - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
    - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology
  - HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience
    requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
    - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
    - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
BNS 306 Systems Neuroscience
requires BNS 305
- BNS 305 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  requires BIOL 205 and BNS 301 and (CHEM 162 or CHEM 122 or CHEM 176 or CHEM 126) and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207)
  - BIOL 205 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology w/lab
    requires BIOL 204 and (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and (CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 or CHEM 126 or CHEM 176)
    - BIOL 204 Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity w/lab
      requires (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161) or (CHEM 125 or CHEM 175)
      - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
      - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
    - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
    - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
    - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
      requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161
      - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
    - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors
      requires CHEM 175
      - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
  - BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)
  - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
    requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161
    - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
  - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors
    requires CHEM 175
    - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
  - PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
  - HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
PSY 319 Cognitive Neuroscience
requires PSY 210 and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and PSY 305
- PSY 210 Cognition
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing
  requires PSY 203
  - PSY 203 Research Methods
    requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
    - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
    - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
PSY 321 Learning
requires (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and (PSY 305 or BNS 301)
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing (shown above)
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)
PSY 322 Motivation
requires (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and (PSY 305 or BNS 301)
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing (shown above)
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)
PSY 323 Psychopharmacology
requires (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and (PSY 305 or BNS 301)
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing (shown above)
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)
PSY 324 Comparative Psychology
requires (PSY 210 or PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and (PSY 305 or BNS 301)
- PSY 210 Cognition (shown above)
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing (shown above)
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Lambert, Jason	5	Fall 2024 to Spring 2027
Jantzen, Kelly	4	Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
Grimm, Jeff	3	Spring 2021 to Spring 2024
Cantle, Jeffrey	2	Spring 2023
Cao, Feng	1	Spring 2026
Carroll, Jeff	1	Spring 2022
Rose, Jackie	1	Spring 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (18 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	22015	Seminar	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 408	Lambert, Jason	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	22882	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · AW 412	Staff	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	42625	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · AW 203	Lambert, Jason	8/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	22263	Seminar	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 012	Cao, Feng	10/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	23531	Seminar	TR 8:00am-9:50am · AW 408	Jantzen, Kelly	15/15	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	43093	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · MH 011	Lambert, Jason	6/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	22592	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · AH 012	Lambert, Jason	14/15	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	13805	Seminar	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 410	Jantzen, Kelly	7/15	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	43991	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AI 442	Lambert, Jason	8/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	21839	Seminar	TR 1:00pm-2:50pm · AW 410	Jantzen, Kelly	15/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	23304	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AW 305	Grimm, Jeff	13/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	22011	Seminar	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 410	Cantle, Jeffrey	15/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	22578	Seminar	TR 8:00am-9:50am · AW 408	Cantle, Jeffrey	15/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	23853	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AI 442	Grimm, Jeff	13/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	22217	Seminar	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · BH 108	Carroll, Jeff	14/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	22942	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AW 408 MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ONLINE SYNC	Jantzen, Kelly	15/15	Hybrid
Spring 2021	22491	Seminar	W 1:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Rose, Jackie	16/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	23503	Seminar	WF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Grimm, Jeff	16/15	Face to Face Instruction