The learning and behavior program brings together scholars working on both basic and applied aspects of learned and instinctive behavior. Much of the areas of research emphasizes animal models of basic learning and memory processes. Areas of special interest include: the neural basis of conditioning, emotion and motivation, mechanisms of anxiety disorders & depression, acquisition of cognitive and temporal maps, habit and goal directed action.<br><br>The aim of the Ph.D. program is to train the student for a career in research, scholarship, and teaching. Programs are arranged to fit individual students requirements. The most important aspects of students training are gained from their work in the laboratory and from their participation in advanced seminars. Students are encouraged to develop their technical competence in related areas such as mathematics, computer sciences, physiology, pharmacology, zoology, anthropology, linguistics, and education. For the advanced student, there is frequently an opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience by teaching a learning laboratory course for undergraduates.