ROTH LAB

Behavioral Epigenetics

Undergraduate

Nature vs. Nurture: Genetic & Environmental Determinants of Behavior

This course examines the contribution of biological and environmental determinants to individual differences in behavior and disease. Students are introduced to a new interdisciplinary field combining behavioral and developmental sciences, neuroscience, and psychiatry to study the roles of genes and the environment in a variety of complex behaviors in humans and animals, including attachment, memory, emotion, stress, and psychiatric disorder.     

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Undergraduate and Graduate

Stress and the Brain

This course surveys clinical and experimental research to understand the impact of stress and experience on brain development, brain function, and behavior. Biological perspectives on psychopathology and treatment are also addressed.   

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Behavioral Epigenetics

This course provides an overview of the field of behavioral epigenetics.  We discuss landmark and current studies in humans and animal models that demonstrate the important role of epigenetic mechanisms in neurobiology and psychopathology. We also discuss epigenetics as a biological pathway linking experiences to multi-generational trajectories in behavior, and their clinical implications as biomarkers and pharmacological targets. 

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