Document Type
OER (Open Educational Resource)
Publication Date
2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21974/MSVF-PZ83
Publisher
VCU Publishing
Contributor
Natalie Dautovich; Jared Keeley; David Chester; and Fantasy Lozada
Date of Submission
May 2025
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Description
This text provides an overview of human behavior through a biological lens, with a focus on the central nervous system and its role in regulating and controlling behavior. Designed for graduate students in PSYC 629, it covers neuron structure and function, neurophysiology, basic neuroanatomy, drugs and behavior, internal regulatory processes, learning and memory, emotions, and selected forms of psychopathology.
The text also incorporates supplemental resources that situate these topics within their broader social context, including discussions of the historical harms experienced by minoritized populations from a behavioral neuroscience perspective.
The current version of the text is available at VCU Pressbooks
The creation of this open textbook was sponsored in by the part by the 2022 Affordable Course Content Awards program.