This document discusses behavioral neuroscience and provides an overview of key topics including: - The goals of behavioral neuroscience which include describing, understanding, predicting, and controlling behaviors and thoughts. - How behavioral neuroscience studies the relationship between biological and psychological functions to understand personality, abnormal behavior, stress, and therapy effectiveness. - Key aspects of neurons like dendrites, soma, axon, and myelin sheath which coats and insulates axons to speed neurotransmission. - Important neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, and norepinephrine and their roles in functions such as arousal, movement, mood, learning, and memory. - How synapses transmit neurotransmitters and how they are cleared