PSYB64H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Histology, Gene Knockout, Supercooling
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The way we act might be different from our biology. Biological plays a big role in psychology. Chapter 1: biological psychology as a field, historical perspectives. No need to memorize year of studies, but need to know timeframe: research methods, ethics. Incorporates the fields of psychology, biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science. How biological psychology relates to other fields of study. Can be working in one of these fields and would be looking at biological psychology. Biochemistry and studying pharmacology and might involve bio psych. How do we get blood to cross the blood brain barrier --> to help drugs. We are most interested in the behavioural level. How the person or animal is becoming. Is there a behavioural change? and how this affect the biology. As a psychologist what are you looking to infer a change. The functions of the brain and nervous system are studied on many different levels.
