Biological Psychology Lecture Notes PDF
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This document contains lecture notes on biological psychology, specifically covering topics such as behavioral neuroscience, biological explanations of behavior, understanding human consciousness, and ethical issues related to animal research. The lecture notes appear to be aimed at undergraduate students.
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Chapter 1: Biological Psychology: Scope and Outlook Overview Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? Biological Explanations of Behavior Understanding Human Consciousness Ethical Issues in Research with Animals...
Chapter 1: Biological Psychology: Scope and Outlook Overview Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? Biological Explanations of Behavior Understanding Human Consciousness Ethical Issues in Research with Animals 1 1 Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? The mobile juvenile sea squirt. 2 2 Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? The sedentary adult sea squirt. 3 3 Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? Behavioral Neuroscience: the study of the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. - This study focuses on the functioning of the nervous system and its reciprocal interactions with the rest of the body to control behavior: - central nervous system (CNS) - peripheral nervous system (PNS) - hormones - cytokines Normal: Pathology: arousal addiction aggression ADHD anxiety/fear Alzheimer’s disease ingestive behavior brain/spinal injury language depression learning and memory developmental disorders motivation obsession/compulsions motor behavior Parkinson’s disease parental behavior phobias sensation psychiatric disorders sexual behavior schizophrenia stress responses, etc. sleep disorders sociopathy 4 4 Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? Where do Behavioral Neuroscientists work? 1) University - basic research and teaching 2) Research Institute - basic research 3) Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Industries – applied (preclinical and clinical) research What other disciplines contribute? 1) CLINICAL: Neurology, Endocrinology, Psychiatry 2) BASIC RESEARCH: Neuroanatomy, Neurochemistry, Electrophysiology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology - integrative function of Behavioral Neuroscience 5 5 Introduction: What is Behavioral Neuroscience? - The Human Genome Project - structure of DNA published April 25, 1953 - human genome draft sequenced June, 2000 - human genome completely sequenced April 14, 2003 - > 99.99% accuracy (
