Professional psychologists are those people who make a career out of trying to answer various forms of these questions, and biological psychologists in particular are those who seek to understand the biological contributions to the answers to these compelling questions. These include the study of neuroanatomy and physiology, the influences of hormones and other chemicals both endogenous and exogenous, and the genetics and heritability of behavioral traits.
Biological psychology is one of a group of brain sciences called the neurosciences.
Neuroscientists as a group are interested in all the diverse aspects of the nervous system, while biological psychologists in particular are more specifically interested in the biology of behavior . Global Issues in Biological Psychology . . . . Compelling Questions in Biological Psychology . . . .