| | '''Biological psychology''','''Behavioral neuroscience''', also known as '''biological psychology''',<ref>[[Mark Rosenzweig|Rosenzweig]], Breedlove, Watson; [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0878937544 Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, 4/e], p. 3</ref> '''biopsychology''', or '''psychobiology'''<ref name="webby">[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=psychobiology Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary » Psychobiology]></ref> is the application of the principles of [[biology]] (in particular [[neurobiology]]), to the study of [[physiological]], genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in [[human]] and non-human animals. It typically investigates at the level of nerves, neurotransmitters, brain circuitry and the basic biological processes that underlie normal and abnormal behavior. Most typically experiments in behavioral neuroscience involve non-human animal models (such as rats and mice, and non-human primates) which have implications for better understanding of human pathology and therefore contribute to [[evidence based practice]]. | | '''Biological psychology''','''Behavioral neuroscience''', also known as '''biological psychology''',<ref>[[Mark Rosenzweig|Rosenzweig]], Breedlove, Watson; [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0878937544 Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, 4/e], p. 3</ref> '''biopsychology''', or '''psychobiology'''<ref name="webby">[http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=psychobiology Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary » Psychobiology]></ref> is the application of the principles of [[biology]] (in particular [[neurobiology]]), to the study of [[physiological]], genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in [[human]] and non-human animals. It typically investigates at the level of nerves, neurotransmitters, brain circuitry and the basic biological processes that underlie normal and abnormal behavior. Most typically experiments in behavioral neuroscience involve non-human animal models (such as rats and mice, and non-human primates) which have implications for better understanding of human pathology and therefore contribute to [[evidence based practice]]. |
| | |accessdate= }}</ref> Dunlap also founded the journal ''Psychobiology''. In the announcement of that journal, Dunlap writes that the journal will publish research "...bearing on the interconnection of mental and physiological functions", which describes the field of behavioral neuroscience even in its modern sense.<ref name="Dewsbury" /> | | |accessdate= }}</ref> Dunlap also founded the journal ''Psychobiology''. In the announcement of that journal, Dunlap writes that the journal will publish research "...bearing on the interconnection of mental and physiological functions", which describes the field of behavioral neuroscience even in its modern sense.<ref name="Dewsbury" /> |