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 Biological psychology |
The study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior.
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Neuroscience
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The study of the nervous system.
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Behavioral neuroscience
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The field of study concerned with the ways in which nervous system activity manifests in behavior.
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Conserved (context of evolution)
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A trait that is passed on from a common ancestor to two or more descendant species.
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Ontogeny
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The process by which an individual changes in the course of its lifetime - that is, grows up and grows old.
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Neuron
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The basic unit of the nervous system.
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Somatic intervention
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An approach to finding relations between body variables and behavioral variables that involves manipulating body structure or function and looking for resultant changes in behavior.
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Behavioral intervention
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An approach to finding relations between body variables and behavioral variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an organism and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function.
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Neural plasticity (neuroplasticity)
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The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the environment.
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Reductionism
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The scientific strategy of breaking a system down into increasingly smaller parts in order to understand it.
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Dualism
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The notion, promoted by Descartes, that the mind is subject only to spiritual interactions, while the body is subject only to material interactions.
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Phrenology
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The belief that bumps on the skull reflect enlargements of brain regions responsible for certain behavioral functions.
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Histology
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The study of tissue structure.
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Gross neuroanatomy
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Anatomical features of the nervous system that are apparent to the naked eye.
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Neurophysiology
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The study of the life processes of neurons.
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