Santa Fe Institute

Brainstem Mechanisms of Behavior

  • Instructor(s): TBA
  • Institution: Florida Atlantic University, CCS
  • Category: Biology
  • Description: A survey of the field of mathematical biology, including dominance of the slow manifolds. A discussion of aspects of brainstem anatomy and physiology pertinent to behavior. Class work is supplemented by extensive lab work where students learn techniques such as electroencephalographic recording from freely moving animals, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) injection and staining and mounting of tissue for light microscopy.