Biological Psychology

Psychology studies different areas of the mind and behavior, especially the link between biology and behavior. Biological psychology explores behavior through genetics, evolution and physiological, especially through the study of the nervous system. Biological psychology explores biology in an effort to understand behavior. It investigates how human brain connects to the consciousness. In order to understand biological psychology research has been done to gather background information on the history and the importance to how man understands the brain and how it functions. Biological psychologists are also known as behavioral neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiological psychologists or biopsychologists.
Psychologists who study biological psychology believe the human brain holds the key to many psychiatric disorders. The human body consists of the nervous system, which is the body’s information source. This system is built of billions of cells that interconnect with each other, they are known as neurons. The nervous system in animals and humans are so similar, that researchers are able to study animals such as monkeys and squids to discover how the human nervous system works. The study of other mammal brains helps researchers to understand the human brain. Humans are adoptable animals, the ability to adopt and change to our surrounding environment helps with survival. As the saying goes “survival of the fittest” if the brain is not functioning at top speed, it can lead to dysfunction in the mental status. Theorists believe chemical imbalance in the brain and dysfunctional activities are link to behavior and emotions. Neurotransmitters, which are the natural chemical activity in the brain can lead to disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and so much more complications if the signal between the nerve cells in the brain are disrupted. The way humans are able to change and adapt to different environments is important in the