Hormonal and Neural Regulation

Neural regulation

• The neuron--functional basics
• Higher organization of nervous systems
• Neurotransmitters and modulation of behavior
• Neuropeptides and their regulatory function
• The hypothalamus and central control of behavior in vertebrates

Hormones

• androgen and estrogen regulation of sexual and parental behavior
• a special case: androgens and aggression
• control of migratory "impulses"

juvenile hormone and behavior in insects

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