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Example of Biological Psychology Research: Hippocampus and Memory
An example of a topic studied in biological psychology is how cellular changes in the hippocampus—a brain structure critical for learning and memory—relate to memory formation. A researcher investigating these structural and biological mechanisms to understand how memories are created would most likely identify as a biological psychologist.
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Example of Biological Psychology Research: Hippocampus and Memory