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Behavioral neuroscience, also known as biological psychology, [1] biopsychology, or psychobiology, [2] is part of the broad, interdisciplinary field of neuroscience, with its primary focus being on the biological and neural substrates underlying human experiences and behaviors, as in our psychology.
The following is a list of notable unsolved problems in neuroscience. A problem is considered unsolved if no answer is known or if there is significant disagreement among experts about a proposed solution.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering behavioral neuroscience published by Elsevier. The journal publishes reviews, theoretical articles, and mini-reviews. It is an official journal of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society.
Behavioral neuroscience refers to an approach that emphasizes the importance of understanding the brain and nervous system in order to understand behavior, thought and emotion. The approach utilizes experiments that measure or manipulate behavioral variables.
Behavioral neurology is a subspecialty of neurology that studies the impact of neurological damage and disease upon behavior, memory, and cognition, and the treatment thereof. Two fields associated with behavioral neurology are neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology .
[2] [page needed] Unlike other subdivisions within biological psychology, the main focus of psychological research is the development of theories that describe brain-behavior relationships. Physiological psychology studies many topics relating to the body's response to a behavior or activity in an organism. [3]
Behavioral Neuroscience is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1983 and covers research in behavioral neuroscience. [1] The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [2]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Life Sciences, [1] Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, [1] Embase, [2] PsycINFO, [3] Science Citation Index Expanded, [1] Scopus, [4] and the Social Sciences Citation Index. [1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 5.0. [5]