BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE Flashcards
the scientific study of the biology of behavior.
Biopsychology
The study of the structure of the nervous system.
neuroanatomy
The study of the chemical bases of neural activity.
neurochemistry
The study of interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
neuroendocrinology
The study of nervous system disorders.
neuropathology
The study of the effects of drugs on neural activity.
neuropharmacology
The study of the functions and activities of the nervous system.
neurophysiology
Biopsychological research can involve either:
- Human or Non-human Subjects
- Experiments and Non-experiments
- Pure research and Applied research
the division of biopsychology that studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through the direct manipulation and recording of the brain in controlled experiments–surgical and electrical methods are most common.
Physiological Psychology
It is similar to physiological psychology except that it focuses on the manipulation of neural activity and behavior with drugs. In fact, many of the early psychopharmacologists were simply physiological psychologists who moved into drug research, and many of today’s biopsychologists identify closely with both approaches.
Psychopharmacology
the study of the psychological effects of brain damage in human patients.
Neuropsychology
the division of biopsychology that studies the relation between physiological activity and psychological processes in human subjects.
Psychophysiology
The usual measure of brain activity is the scalp e____.
electroencephalogram (EEG)
the division of the nervous system that regulates the body’s inner environment.
Autonomic nervous system
the youngest division of biopsychology that studies the neural bases of cognition.
Cognitive neuroscience
