Behavioral neuroscience as a scientific discipline emerged from a variety of scientific and philosophical traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries. René Descartes proposed physical … See more

The distinguishing characteristic of a behavioral neuroscience experiment is that either the independent variable of the experiment is biological, or some dependent variable is … See more

In general, behavioral neuroscientists study similar themes and issues as academic psychologists, though limited by the need to use nonhuman animals. As a result, the bulk of literature in behavioral neuroscience deals with mental processes and behaviors that … See more

• Affective neuroscience
• Behavioral genetics
• Biological psychiatry
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In many cases, humans may serve as experimental subjects in behavioral neuroscience experiments; however, a great deal of the … See more

Computational models - Using a computer to formulate real-world problems to develop solutions. Although this method is often focused in computer science, it has begun to move … See more

Nobel Laureates
The following Nobel Prize winners could reasonably be considered behavioral neuroscientists or … See more