Biological Psychology

Biopsychosocial Approach

Levels of Analysis 

Brain Plasticity (neuroplasticity)

EEG 

MEG

MRI

CT

PET

fMRI 

Lesions

Brain Stem

Hindbrain 

Midbrain 

Forbrain

Medulla Oblongata 

Reticular Activating System (Reticular Formation) 

Cerebellum 

Cerebral Cortex 

Reward Center*

Limbic System 

Thalamus

Hypothalamus 

Pituitary Gland 

Hippocampus 

Amygdala

Corpus Callosum 

Split Brain patients*

Broca’s Area

Wernicke’s Area

Hemispheres*

Hemispheric Lateralization 

Contralateral Hemispheric Organization 

Aphasia 

Occipital Lobe 

Temporal Lobe 

Parietal Lobe 

Association Areas* 

Somatosensory Cortex 

Frontal Lobe 

Prefrontal Cortex 

Motor Cortex