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A program that focuses on the scientific course study of the biological bases of psychological functioning, and their application to experimental and therapeutic research problems. Includes instruction in functional neuroanatomy, neural system development, biochemical neural regulatory mechanisms, neurological biophysics, memory storage and retrieval, physiology of cognition and perception, physiological bases of psychopathology and behavioral disorders, psychopharmacology, comparative psychobiology, and specialized experimental design and research methods.

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| A major in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 22
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 249 (3.6%) |  |  |
|  | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 84 (1.7%) |  |  |
| | University of Colorado at Denver Denver, CO | 24 (1.5%) |  |  |
|  | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | 24 (0.6%) |  |  |
|  | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | 22 (3.0%) |  |  |
|  | University of St Thomas Houston, TX | 18 (6.0%) |  |  |
|  | University of New England Biddeford, ME | 17 (8.4%) |  |  |
|  | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | 16 (1.9%) |  |  |
|  | Wheaton College Norton, MA | 15 (4.1%) |  |  |
|  | Centre College Danville, KY | 10 (4.3%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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