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Behavioral neuroscience
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<p>Behavioral neuroscience, also known as biological psychology, biopsychology, or psychobiology, is part of the broad, interdisciplinary field of <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a>, with its primary focus being on the biological and neural substrates underlying human <a href="/facts/Experience/1LeXy1DW">experiences</a> and <a href="/facts/Behavior/0Y1VqmVX">behaviors</a>, as in our <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychology</a>. Derived from an earlier field known as <a href="/facts/Physiological_psychology/6GDy81q7">physiological psychology</a>, behavioral neuroscience applies the principles of <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a> to study the <a href="/facts/Physiological/fh25y2pQ">physiological</a>, <a href="/facts/Genetics/bu8wne0A">genetic</a>, and <a href="/facts/Developmental_biology/9dLJhCCv">developmental mechanisms</a> of behavior in humans and other animals. Behavioral neuroscientists examine the <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biological</a> bases of behavior through research that involves <a href="/facts/Neuroanatomy/VJxVXoWm">neuroanatomical</a> substrates, environmental and <a href="/facts/Genetics/bu8wne0A">genetic</a> factors, effects of <a href="/facts/Lesion/WJDFnyLk">lesions</a> and electrical stimulation, developmental processes, recording electrical activity, <a href="/facts/Neurotransmitter/LlpYFSU3">neurotransmitters</a>, <a href="/facts/Hormone/WFnBnINJ">hormonal</a> influences, chemical components, and the effects of <a href="/facts/Drug/FFFUI9n4">drugs</a>. Important topics of consideration for neuroscientific research in behavior include <a href="/facts/Learning/lehEKRjC">learning</a> and <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">memory</a>, sensory processes, <a href="/facts/Motivation/uqLMfLKq">motivation</a> and <a href="/facts/Emotion/kvAr22wa">emotion</a>, as well as genetic and molecular substrates concerning the biological bases of behavior. Subdivisions of behavioral neuroscience include the field of <a href="/facts/Cognitive_neuroscience/VWcV08yY">cognitive neuroscience</a>, which emphasizes the biological processes underlying human cognition. Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience are both concerned with the <a href="/facts/Neuron/G7CyTVdH">neuronal</a> and biological bases of psychology, with a particular emphasis on either <a href="/facts/Cognition/ga0tSBul">cognition</a> or behavior depending on the field. </p>