Biological Psychology
What is Biological Psychology?
Biological psychology is the study of how the physiological processes of the brain and nervous system influence an individual's behavior.
Related Courses in the Psychology Department
PSY 316: Biological Psychology Theory and research on selected areas of biological psychology such as stress, sexual behaviors, emotion, hunger and sleep. Emphasis on understanding how the brain and nervous system shape the behavior of an organism. PSY 343: Neuropsychology
Introduction to psychological theories of brain and behavior relationships. Emphasis on structures and functions, clinical syndromes and disorders.
PSY 380: Physiological Psychology Lab
Biological basis of psychology. How behavior is affected by the biological activities of the behaving organism, with special focus on the neuroendocrine control of behavior.