The Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB) concentration seeks to understand how humans, animals, and robots are able to acquire, represent, and use knowledge.
The discipline combines the insights from several other fields, including neuroscience, computer science, psychology, linguistics, animal behavior, genetics, and philosophy, to work toward an understanding of the brain and the mind. The MBB concentration is a secondary field of study that requires a student to complete a major in a primary discipline.MBB Program News
Discover Magazine Speaks with Biology Professor Bruce Robertson About Evolutionary Traps
Evolutionary traps are problems, most often human-created changes to the environment, which animals encounter and are not prepared for through natural selection. Discover magazine talks to Bard Associate Professor of Biology Bruce Robertson and cites his research on some of the most concerning evolutionary traps, such as Australian death adders poisoning themselves by preying on non-native toad species.