BioPsych: Chapter 1 - Biopsychology: Fundamentals and Contemporary Issues

evolutionary psychology

A study of the influence of natural selection, adaption, and evolution on behaviour and mental processes

psychoneuroimmunology

A study of the relationship between behaviors, thought, the nervous system, and the immune system.

Wilhelm Wundt

Considered the father of modern day experimental psychology. He researched sensation and perception using the scientific method.

cognitive neuroscience

The field uses the techniques of other subdisciplines to look at aspects of cognition like perception, attention, decision-making, and language.

dualism

The idea that the brain (tissue) is different from and is controlled by the mind (spiritual)

monism

The idea that the mind is a product of brain activity, a basic accepted principle in neuroscience today.

behavioral neuroendocrinology

The study of the interaction of hormones and the nervous system of behavior

comparative psychology

This is a line of research that focuses on comparing different species of animals on cognition, learning, memory, and perception.

Rene Descartes

Was a French philosopher and scientist. Known for his ideas that the body worked like a machine with reflexes initiated by fluids. He is also known for his philosophy of dualism.

neuroscience

the overarching discipline that covers many areas dealing with the nervous system. Draws from biology, psychology, chemistry, physics, genetics, anthropology, medicine, and computer science

biopsychology

the study of the relationship between Behavior, mental processes, and biological factors such as the nervous system, biochemistry, hormones, and genetics

behavioral neuroscience

A bread field interested in biological components of behavior often drawing from neuroanatomy and physiology, genetics, computer science, and chemistry.

psychopharmacology

A discipline in studying the biochemistry and drugs that affect the nervous system and alter cognition, perception, consciousness, and behavior

psychophysiology

A line of research most often using noninvasive ways to record and image the brin using human participants

physiological psychology

An area of behavioral neuroscience that often uses animal models to investigate the brain and behavior.

behavioral genetics

An area of research interested in how genetics influences behavior and other aspects of psychology. Research often involves twin studies but is also interested in genetic testing and engineering.