Biological psychology

This book explores the biological bases of our experience and behavior: the ways in which bodily states and processes produce and control behavior and cognition, and the ways in which behavior, cognition, and the environment exert their influence on bodily systems. The authors treat biology in a bro...

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Glavni autor: Rosenzweig, Mark R. (-)
Ostali autori: Breedlove, S. Marc (-), Leiman, Arnold L
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Sunderland : Sinauer, cop. 2002.
Izdanje: 3rd ed
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  • Part 1: Biological foundations of behavior
  • Functional neuroanatomy: The nervous system and behavior
  • Neurophysiology: Conduction, transmission, and integration of neural signals
  • Psychopharmacology: Neurotransmitters, drugs, and behavior
  • Hormones and the brain
  • Part 2: Evolution and development of the nervous system
  • Evolution of brain and behavior
  • Life-span development of the brain and behavior
  • Part 3: Perception and action
  • General principles of sensory processing, touch, and pain
  • Hearing, vestibular perception, taste, and smell
  • Vision: From eye to brain
  • Motor control and plasticity
  • Part 4: The regulation of behavior
  • Sex: Evolutionary, hormonal, and neural bases
  • Homeostasis: Active regulation of internal states
  • Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming
  • Part 5: Emotions and mental disorders
  • Emotions, aggression, and stress
  • Psychopathology: Biological bases of behavior disorders
  • Part 6: Cognitive neuroscience
  • Learning and memory: Biological perspectives
  • Learning and memory: Neural mechanisms
  • Language and cognition