PSYC 2560 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex, Neuroendocrinology

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2560
• Professor: Parent

Document Summary

Neurons cells that receive and transmit electrochemical signals. Neuroscience the scientific study of the nervous system. Biopsychology the scientific study of the biology of behaviour; psychology is the scientific study of behaviour. Has long history, but biopsychology did not develop into a major discipline until the 20th century. Relation between biopsychology and other disciplines of neuroscience. Neuroanatomy the study of the structure of the nervous system. Neurochemistry the study of the chemical bases of neural activity. Neuroendocrinology the study of interactions 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. Can involve either human or nonhuman subjects (rats are most common: 3 advantages using animals: Brains and behaviour of nonhuman subjects are simpler than of human subjects (more likely to reveal fundamental brain-behaviour interactions.