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Behavioral Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that examines the neural mechanisms underlying behavior, with a particular focus on how experience and environmental factors shape brain function and development. It draws from various domains within neuroscience, psychology, and biology to investigate the complex interactions between genes, molecules, cells, circuits, and systems in the context of behavioral processes such as learning, memory, emotion, perception, and motivation. By elucidating the neural underpinnings of these processes, researchers aim to advance our understanding of brain function and dysfunction, with implications for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders. In this hierarchy, Behavioral Neuroscience is a subcategory of Synaptic Plasticity, which refers to the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time, thereby modifying neural circuits and influencing behavior. By examining how experience-dependent changes in synaptic plasticity contribute to behavioral outcomes, Behavioral Neuroscience provides a crucial link between molecular/cellular mechanisms and complex behavioral phenomena.