Investigated areas of psychology

• Aggression = Bard and Mountcastle found lesioning areas of the brains of cats led to changes in levels of aggression

  Hypothalamus and amygdala involved in aggression
• Memory = Milner et al found HM unable to use his long-term memory effectively
• Psychopathology = differences in prefrontal cortex when comparing people with and without schizophrenia suggesting relationship between them
• Neurochemistry might influence behaviour

  • Too much or too little of particular neurotransmitter may produce psychological disorders
  • Some biological psychologists investigate impact neurotransmitters have on behaviour