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What is Behavioral Neuroscience

Chapter 1
Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behavior
Also known as biological psychology, biopsychology, or psychobiology, is the application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
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Biopsychology: An Introduction
Barre Vijaya Prasad (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India & Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2860-0.ch001
Abstract
The study of biopsychology seeks to describe the physiological mechanisms of the body that mediate our movement and mental activity. Biopsychology focuses on biological basis of behavior (i.e., how brain and other biological processes affect psychological behaviors). Biopsychology is also known as biological psychology or psychobiology. Biopsychology is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior that is the study of psychology in terms of bodily mechanisms.
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Applying Neuroscience to Talent Management: The Neuro Talent Management
Is that aspect of the broad, interdisciplinary neuroscience that concerns biological behavioral bases.
Published in Chapter: Applying Neuroscience to Talent Management: The Neuro Talent Management; From: Analyzing the Strategic Role of Neuromarketing and Consumer Neuroscience
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