Brain Injury and Behavioral Neuroscience

Any injury to the brain, skull, or scalp is taken into account a head injury. A traumatic brain injury can range from a minor bump or bruise to a severe head injury. A traumatic brain injury can range from a minor bump or bruise to a severe head injury. Concussions, skull fractures, and scalp wounds are all common head injuries. Depending on what caused your head injury and how severe it is, the implications and treatments differ dramatically. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenitally lesion to the brain caused by an external mechanical force, which can result in permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions, as well as a lowered or changed level of consciousness.

The study of the biological foundation of behavior in humans and animals is referred to as behavioral neuroscience. This field studies the neurotransmissions within the brain also because the psychological events that occur as a result of biological activity.

• Sensation and perception
• Motivated behavior (hunger, thirst, sex)
• Control of movement
• Learning and memory
• Sleep and biological rhythms
• Emotion