What is a Biopsychologist PDF

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Biopsychology Week 1: What is a Bio psychologist?         

Many subspecialists How the focus of biological systems interacts with behaviour, cognitive functions and performance in daily life -> can relate to physiology Biological psychology can focus on hormones, genetics, and brain function Many technological advances in the last 15 years -> neuroimaging -> looks into the brain to see what’s happening in a functional, structural level Identify risk features in the brain before an individual can go through the consequences Adolescent brain is very vulnerable -> specially to abuse -> binge drinking = neurotoxic to the adolescent brain Look at marijuana and the adolescent brain -> after 30 days of use in heavy users you see a detriment in skills and functions needed in daily life If we know an individual is at risk due to a characteristic in the brain -> we can prevent it Look at quality of life...