PSYC 2410 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Notes
16 Feb 2012
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The relation of biopsychology and other disciplines of neuroscience: Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Neuroanatomy the study of the structures of the nervous system. Neurochemistry the study of the chemical bases of neural activity. Neuroendocrinology the study of interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system. Neuropathology the study of nervous system disorders. Neuropharmacology the study of the effects of drugs on neural activity. Neurophysiology the study of the functions and activities of the nervous system. The evolutionary continuity of the brain allows the use of nonhuman animals in the lab. Non human animals require the highest standards of animal care and maintenance. Comparative approach (for example) of the brains of species that do not have a cerebral cortex with those that do. Experiments: study causation control for confounding variables between-subjects design: different group of subjects tested under each condition.
