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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/16%3A_Emotion_and_Stress/16.05%3A_Stress_and_healthThanks to advances in medical technology, there is a growing understanding of the physiology underlying the mind–body connection, and in particular, the role that different feelings can have on our bo...Thanks to advances in medical technology, there is a growing understanding of the physiology underlying the mind–body connection, and in particular, the role that different feelings can have on our body’s function (See Figure \PageIndex1) . Health psychology researchers working in the fields of psychosomatic medicine and psychoneuroimmunology, for example, are interested in understanding how psychological factors can “get under the skin” and influence our physiology in order to better und…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/18%3A_Supplemental_Content/18.15%3A_Chapter_15-_A_Gene_Essential_for_SpeechThe FOX family of genes are transcription factors, which means that they produce proteins that can regulate the expression of a number of other genes by binding directly to their DNA. (The binding abi...The FOX family of genes are transcription factors, which means that they produce proteins that can regulate the expression of a number of other genes by binding directly to their DNA. (The binding ability of these particular proteins comes from their forked shape, from which the gene family gets its name.) The FOXP2 gene would appear to play an important role in orchestrating the establishment of the neural pathways during embryonic development, some of which are required for normal vocalizatio…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/11%3A_Wakefulness_and_Sleep/11.01%3A_ConsciousnessFor example, Minimally Conscious State patients can track certain features of their environment (such as the presence of motion or the semantic content of simple instructions), but they lack the capac...For example, Minimally Conscious State patients can track certain features of their environment (such as the presence of motion or the semantic content of simple instructions), but they lack the capacity to engage in complex forms of cognition or behavior, and they seem unable to entertain complex thoughts or ideas (Giacino et al.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/18%3A_Supplemental_Content/18.04%3A_Chapter_3-_Modern_Primates_and_Their_EvolutionAs Adkins-Regan (2006, p.12-13) states in her critique of Striedter's work, "There is relatively little discussion of tests of hypotheses about the selective pressures responsible for the origin and m...As Adkins-Regan (2006, p.12-13) states in her critique of Striedter's work, "There is relatively little discussion of tests of hypotheses about the selective pressures responsible for the origin and maintenance of traits . . . The author would seem to be experiencing symptoms of discomfort with the concept of adaptation. . ..Given that brain mechanisms are products of natural selection, a central strategy in neuroscience should be to use the methods of evolutionary biology, which have been so s…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/18%3A_Supplemental_Content/18.03%3A_Chapter_3-_Adaptive_EvolutionThat is, the big, strong orange males can fight off the blue males to mate with the blue’s pair-bonded females, the blue males are successful at guarding their mates against yellow sneaker males, and ...That is, the big, strong orange males can fight off the blue males to mate with the blue’s pair-bonded females, the blue males are successful at guarding their mates against yellow sneaker males, and the yellow males can sneak copulations from the potential mates of the large, polygynous orange males.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/02%3A_Research_Methods_and_Ethical_Considerations_of_Biological_Psychology_and_Neuroscience/2.03%3A_Non-Invasive_Techniques-_Direct_Functional_Imaging_TechniquesDue to the fact that the magnetic fields of interest are so small, special rooms that are shielded from magnetic fields in the environment are needed in order to avoid contamination of the signal bein...Due to the fact that the magnetic fields of interest are so small, special rooms that are shielded from magnetic fields in the environment are needed in order to avoid contamination of the signal being measured. EEG and MEG are both considered direct brain imaging techniques since EEG measures the electrical activity from groups of neurons and MEG measures the magnetic fields that the electrical activity gives off.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Heritage_University/Brain_and_Behavior/07%3A_Psychoactive_Drugs/7.01%3A_Psychopharmacology_and_Psychoactive_Drug_ClassificationPsychopharmacology, the study of how drugs affect the brain and behavior, is a relatively new science, although people have probably been taking drugs to change how they feel from early in human histo...Psychopharmacology, the study of how drugs affect the brain and behavior, is a relatively new science, although people have probably been taking drugs to change how they feel from early in human history (consider the eating of fermented fruit, ancient beer recipes, chewing on the leaves of the cocaine plant for stimulant properties as just some examples).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/11%3A_Wakefulness_and_Sleep/11.04%3A_The_Brain_and_SleepFigure \PageIndex1: This sagittal section of the brain shows where the anterior and posterior pituitary, hypothalams and thalamus are located and their relations to each other in the inset - the...Figure \PageIndex1: This sagittal section of the brain shows where the anterior and posterior pituitary, hypothalams and thalamus are located and their relations to each other in the inset - the thalamus is above the hypothalamus and the latter is above the pituitary glands. (CC BY 3.0; OpenStax College via Wikimedia Commons)
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/18%3A_Supplemental_Content/18.02%3A_Chapter_3-_Phenotypic_Variation_and_Population_GeneticsBy chance, some individuals will have more offspring than others—not due to an advantage conferred by some genetically-encoded trait, but just because one male happened to be in the right place at the...By chance, some individuals will have more offspring than others—not due to an advantage conferred by some genetically-encoded trait, but just because one male happened to be in the right place at the right time (when the receptive female walked by) or because others happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (when a predator was hunting).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/zz%3A_Back_Matter/10%3A_Index
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Biological_Psychology/Biopsychology_(OERI)_-_DRAFT_for_Review/12%3A_Ingestive_Behaviors_-_Eating_and_Drinking/12.06%3A_Ingestive_Behavior_in_ContextIt is caused by the absence of insulin secretion due to either the progressive or marked inability of the islet cells of the pancreas to produce insulin, or due to defects in insulin uptake in the per...It is caused by the absence of insulin secretion due to either the progressive or marked inability of the islet cells of the pancreas to produce insulin, or due to defects in insulin uptake in the peripheral tissue. While the underling pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes, which is autoimmune in nature, continues to be investigated and studied, the exact mechanism causing the rise in the incidence of type 1 diabetes remains unclear, particularly in young age groups.
