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How is psychology related to neuroscience?

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The main difference, one might say, is that there is only one neuroscience, and a multitude of psychologies. Because the biological functioning of the brain is much easier to codify than personalities. read more

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. A behavior is any directly observable action or reaction, and metal processes include internal processes such as: thinking, feeling, and desiring. Historically, these mental processes could only be observed indirectly. read more

Successful behavioral neuroscience programs within psychology departments often have a concentration of faculty working in related areas — they can pool resources, collaborate on grants and papers, and have a legacy of generating a line of psychological scientists. read more

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