PSYC 2410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethology, Evolutionary Psychology, Direct Manipulation Interface
6 Apr 2013
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Biopsychology is the scientific study of the biology of behaviour. Also known as psychobiology, behavioural biology, or behavioral neuroscience. The organization of behaviour in 1949 by d. o. hebb played a major role in biopsychology"s emergence. Hebb developed the first comprehensive theory of how complex psychological phenomena, such as perceptions, emotions, thoughts and memories, might be produced by brain activity. Biopsychologists are neuroscientists who bring to their research knowledge of behaviour and of the methods of behavioural research. Biopsychology is an integrative discipline and draws together knowledge from the other neuroscientific disciplines and applies it to the study of behaviour. Neuroanatomy: study of the structure of the ns. Neurochemistry: study of the chemical bases of neural activity. Neuroendocrinology: study of the interactions between the ns and the endocrine system. Neuropharmacology: study of the effects of drugs on neural activity. Neurophysiology: study of the functions and activities of the ns. Rats are the most common, sometimes cats, dogs and nonhuman primates.
