WHAT ARE THE BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR?
In the most fundamental sense, people are biological organisms. Behavioral neuroscience
is the sub field of psychology that mainly examines how the brain and the
nervous system—but other biological processes as well—determine behavior. Thus,
neuroscientists consider how our bodies influence our behavior. For example, they
may examine the link between specifi c sites in the brain and the muscular tremors
of people affected by Parkinson’s disease or attempt to determine how our emotions
are related to physical sensations. Behavioral neuroscientists might want to know
what physiological changes occurred as oil from the damaged well began coming
ashore.
In the most fundamental sense, people are biological organisms. Behavioral neuroscience
is the sub field of psychology that mainly examines how the brain and the
nervous system—but other biological processes as well—determine behavior. Thus,
neuroscientists consider how our bodies influence our behavior. For example, they
may examine the link between specifi c sites in the brain and the muscular tremors
of people affected by Parkinson’s disease or attempt to determine how our emotions
are related to physical sensations. Behavioral neuroscientists might want to know
what physiological changes occurred as oil from the damaged well began coming
ashore.
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