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Robert Sapolsky
Stanford University
Ph.D., Rockefeller University
 

Robert Sapolsky is a Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford University in its Program in Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

Dr. Sapolsky received an A.B. degree summa cum laude in biological anthropology from Harvard University and earned his Ph.D. in neuroendocrinology from the Rockefeller University in New York. He is also a research associate at the Institute of Primate Research operated by the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi.

Dr. Sapolsky is a recipient of a MacArthur "genius" fellowship.

His teaching awards include Stanford University’s Bing Award for Teaching Excellence and an award for outstanding teaching from the Associated Students of Stanford University.

Professor Sapolsky is the author of several books, including Stress, the Aging Brain and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death (MIT Press, 1992); The Trouble with Testosterone (Macmillan Library Reference, 1997); and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress-Related Diseases and Coping (W.H. Freeman, 1995), which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He also regularly contributes to magazines and journals such as Discover, Science, Scientific American, Harper’s, and The New Yorker.
 
Courses by this professor:

Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition  
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
When are we responsible for our own actions, and when are we in the grip of biological forces beyond our control? This intriguing question is the scientific province of behavioral biology, a field that explores interactions among the brain, mind, body, and environment that have a surprising influence on how we behave and interact.
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$355 		Consciousness and Its Implications & Biology and Human Behavior, 2nd Edition (Set)  
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
Probe the mysteries of the human mind and the ways we behave in this illuminating course set. Start with Consciousness and Its Implications, which uses real-world anecdotes to explore the mysterious mental state at the heart of human identity. Then, look at the important role the brain, mind, body, and environment each play in affecting our behavior with Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition.
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$380 		Philosophy of Mind: Brains, Consciousness, and Thinking Machines & Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition (Set)  
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
Clear up the many mysteries surrounding how we think and how we behave with these two intriguing courses that take you to the heart of consciousness and human behavior. In Philosophy of Mind: Brains, Consciousness, and Thinking Machines, discover answers to key questions about the nature of mind—one of the most hotly debated issues in philosophy today. Then, explore the scientific province of behavioral biology—a field that investigates interactions between the brain, mind, body, and environment that have a surprising influence on how you behave and how you interact with others—in Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition.
Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process & Biology and Human Behavior (Set)  
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
Delve deep into the secrets of human biology with these two illuminating courses taught by award-winning professors. First, explore the ways we navigate and react to the world through the use of our senses and brains in Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process. Then, in Biology and Human Behavior, discover how behavioral biology reveals more than we could have ever imagined about why we behave the way we do, and why we become the individuals we are.
Understanding the Brain & Biology and Human Behavior (Set)  
By Professor Robert Sapolsky, Stanford University
How does your brain work, and how does it play such an important role in your life? Find out in Understanding the Brain—which examines the inner workings of this astonishing organ—and in Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition, which explores the important role of the brain, mind, body, and environment in how you behave.