Stanford Lectures 2: Sex, Aggression, Schizophrenia

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2024-2025

Thematik

Prof Robert Sapolsky has a course on behavioural genetics on Stanford University. The 2010 lectures are freely available on the internet. Our course is based on the idea that by hearing a ca. 45-60 min long speech given there, we discuss the facts and hypotheses heard. The expansion and/or integration of this new knowledge is a key goal of the course.

Vorlesungen

• 1. General Introduction - Mátics Róbert
• 2. Twin studies - Mátics Róbert
• 3. IQ and birth order - Mátics Róbert
• 4. IQ and birth order - Mátics Róbert
• 5. Recognizing relatives: cellular level - Mátics Róbert
• 6. Recognizing relatives: cellular level - Mátics Róbert
• 7. Recognizing relatives: social anosmia - Mátics Róbert
• 8. Recognizing relatives: social anosmia - Mátics Róbert
• 9. Recognizing Relatives: intrasexual conflicts - Mátics Róbert
• 10. Recognizing Relatives: intrasexual conflicts - Mátics Róbert
• 11. Human Sexual Behaviour: proximal and distal causes - Mátics Róbert
• 12. Human Sexual Behaviour: proximal and distal causes - Mátics Róbert
• 13. Human Sexual Behaviour: female orgasm - Mátics Róbert
• 14. Human Sexual Behaviour: female orgasm - Mátics Róbert
• 15. Human Sexual Behaviour: non-reproductive sex - Mátics Róbert
• 16. Human Sexual Behaviour: non-reproductive sex - Mátics Róbert
• 17. Human Sexual Behaviour: human-specific patterns - Mátics Róbert
• 18. Human Sexual Behaviour: human-specific patterns - Mátics Róbert
• 19. Human sexual behaviour: reproductive arrest - Mátics Róbert
• 20. Human sexual behaviour: reproductive arrest - Mátics Róbert
• 21. Aggression: the right kind of violence - Mátics Róbert
• 22. Aggression: reconciliation - Mátics Róbert
• 23. Aggression: evolutionary implications - Mátics Róbert
• 24. Summary, questions, discussion - Mátics Róbert

Praktika

Seminare

Materialien zum Aneignen des Lehrstoffes

Obligatorische Literatur

No compulsory books or readings.

Vom Institut veröffentlichter Lehrstoff

Hand-outs will be given.

Skript

The extended notes by Prof Sapolsky are available from me.

Empfohlene Literatur

Evolution of Behavior

Axelrod R, Hamilton WD: The Evolution of Cooperation, Science 211, 1981 1390-1396. Classic paper on the subject.

Pool, R: Putting Game Theory to the Test, Science 267, 1995 1591-1593. Going from sociobiological theory to actual field data.

Morrell V: Genes versus Teams: Weighing Group Tactics in Evolution, Science 273, 739. 1996 A consideration of the contemporary version of group selection.

Kerr B et al.: Local Dispersal Promotes Biodiversity in a Real-life Game of Rock-paper-scissors, Nature 418 171, 2002 This shows game theory being played out in an unlikely species. Just read the abstract.

Semmann D et al.: Volunteering Leads to Rock-paper-scissors Dynamics in a Public Goods Game, Nature 425 390, 2003 If you’re really into game theory stuff, this paper shows the rock-paper-scissors in humans. It’s pretty thick going thought, so not for the rookie (i.e., not required).

Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

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Semesteranforderungen

Make up by appointment

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

Make-up classes are possible if needed, we'll have to make appointments.

Prüfungsfragen

no exam

Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen