On this page you’ll find a number of resources for understanding the biological approach to psychology as well as concepts of genetics and heritability. If I’ve missed a good resource, please share it in the comments section!

General Resources

Biological Bases of Behavior Key Terms List

Biological Bases of Behavior Pinterest Page

OpenStax Biology Chapter

mcb80x HarvardX Open Course- Fundamentals of Neuroscience

Master Introductory Psychology Volume 1 (Amazon link)

General Video Resources

Specific Concepts

• Neuron
  • Wikipedia page
  •  Structure
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• Neurons and the Membrane Potential
  Fleet Week! Neurons and the Membrane Potential from HarvardX Neuroscience on Vimeo.
• Action Potential
  • Wikipedia page 
  • Action potential animation
• The Synapse
  • Wikipedia page
• Neurotransmitters
  • Wikipedia page 
  • The Brain from Top to Bottom – Neurotransmitter and Examples
  • Fundamentals of Neuroscience Presents: The Synapse from HarvardX Neuroscience on Vimeo.
• Neuromodulation
  • Wikpedia pageFundamentals of Neuroscience Presents: Neuromodulation from HarvardX Neuroscience on Vimeo.
• Drugs and Neurotransmitters
  • Drugs and Neurotransmitters Chart
  • Nicotine and Acetylcholine video
• The Nervous System
  • Crash Course Biology video
• The Central Nervous System
  • Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology video
• The Peripheral Nervous System
  • Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology video
• Brain Structures
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  • 3D Brain @ Genes to Cognition 
  • The Unfixed Brain
  • Wilder Penfield: Neural Cartographer
  • Pleasure and Addiction video
• Brain Scanning
  • Wikipedia pages
    • EEG
    • CAT Scan
    • MRI
    • PET
    • fMRI
    • DW-MRI/DTI
  • Nancy’s Brain Talks 
  • Mapping the Highways of the Brain (NYT)

• Split Brain Patients – Wikipedia page
  • Split Brains and Hemisphere Specialization explanation
  • Nobel Prize page on Sperry’s work
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  • Scientific American Frontiers video with Michael Gazzaniga
• Brain Injury
  • Phineas Gage
    • Wikipedia page 
    • Phineas Gage: Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient (Slate)
  • Paul Broca
    • Wikipedia page
    • Louis Victor Leborgne – “Tan” patient – Scientific American
    • Broca’s Aphasia – Wikipedia page
    • Wernicke’s Aphasia – Wikipedia page
  • I had a Stroke at 33
  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales – Oliver Sacks (Amazon link)
  • Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind – V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee (Amazon link)
  • Secrets of the Mind NOVA video
  • Banjo Brain Surgery

• Neuroplasticity
  • Wikipedia page
  • Michael Mezernich on Brain Plasticity (TED)
• Genetics
  • Introduction to Genetics Wikipedia page
  • The Selfish Gene – Richard Dawkins (Amazon link)
  • Learn.Genetics site
  • Introduction to Genetics and Evolution – Duke University Open Course
• Heritability
  • Wikipedia page
• Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Wikipedia page
  • NIH Fact Sheet
  • Down Syndrome – Wikipedia page
  • Turner Syndrome – Wikipedia page
  • Klinefelter Syndrome – Wikipedia page

Other Resources

• Clips from The Brain with David Eagleman
• How the Mind Works – Steven Pinker (Amazon link)