behavioral-neuroscience
Biological foundations of behavior and mental processes. Covers brain structure and function (cerebral cortex, limbic system, brainstem, cerebellum, lateralization), neurotransmitter systems (dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, glutamate, acetylcholine), neural plasticity (synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, critical periods, experience-dependent change), and psychopharmacology (drug mechanisms, tolerance, dependence, major drug classes). Use when analyzing brain-behavior relationships, neurotransmitter function, neural development and plasticity, or pharmacological effects on cognition
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill behavioral-neuroscience --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Behavioral Neuroscience Behavioral neuroscience (also called biological psychology or psychobiology) studies the biological substrates of behavior and mental processes. The central premise is that every psychological phenomenon -- perception, memory, emotion, decision-making, personality, psychopathology -- has a neural basis. This does not mean psychology is reducible to neuroscience; rather, understanding the brain constrains and enriches psychological theory. The field draws on neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, genetics, and pharmacology. **Agent affinity:** james (mind-body relationship, pragmatic integration of biological and psychological levels), kahneman (neural basis of dual-process cognition) **Concept IDs:** psych-brain-structure, psych-stress-response, psych-theories-of-emotion, psych-learning-theory ## Behavioral Neuroscience at a Glance | # | Domain | Core Question | Key Methods | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Brain structure | What does each brain region do? | Lesion studies, neuroimaging (fMRI, PET, CT), electrical stimulation | | 2 | Neurotransmitters | How do chemical messengers modulate behavior? | Pharmacological manipulation, receptor binding, microdia
- Behavioral Neuroscience at a Glance
- Domain 1 -- Brain Structure and Function
- Organizational principles
- Major structures
- Lateralization
- Domain 2 -- Neurotransmitter Systems
- Major neurotransmitter systems
- Synaptic transmission
- Domain 3 -- Neural Plasticity
- Synaptic plasticity
- Neurogenesis
- Critical periods
- Experience-dependent plasticity
- Domain 4 -- Psychopharmacology
What does the behavioral-neuroscience skill do?
Biological foundations of behavior and mental processes. Covers brain structure and function (cerebral cortex, limbic system, brainstem, cerebellum, lateralization), neurotransmitter systems (dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, glutamate, acetylcholine), neural plasticity (synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, critical periods, experience-dependent change), and psychopharmacology (drug mechanisms, tolerance, dependence, major drug classes). Use when analyzing brain-behavior relationships, neurotransmitter function, neural development and plasticity, or pharmacological effects on cognition
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill behavioral-neuroscience --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.