[word=behavioral] [lemma="/"] [□] □
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The explosion of new concepts and technologies in neuroscience has led to major advances in integrating moleclar / biological and behavioral / cognitive approaches to the study of human mental and neurological disorders . At times , behavioral / psychological scientists may feel left out of the IRB process , or neglected by IRB administrators . Senf suggested that , " The LD sponge grew so fast because it was able to absorb a diversity of educational / behavioral / socioemotional problems irrespective of their cause , their stabilization , their remediation , or their progress " . NINR is also in the process of planning a workshop on impairments in physical health related to neurological and psychiatric disorders , as well as behavioral / cognitive interventions . Examples of potential areas of research include : development of new or improved treatments in behavioral / psychosocial , pharmacological , and other biological modalities ; development of methods for early diagnosis and screening , including biological and behavioral indices for early detection ; investigation of neural bases and pathways for abnormal behaviors ; investigation of potential environmental etiologies and risk factors ; description and characterization of co-morbidities and how they relate to etiology , pathology , and prevention ; neuroimaging investigations using functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ) , brain mapping , other new technologies to determine neuroanatomic and localized functional abnormalities and how they change over time ; genetic studies including gene-environment interactions , candidate genes , and genotype-phenotype correlations ; studies of language and disorders of communication ; interventional , descriptive , and neuroimaging studies ; and development of novel animal models .