Biopsychology

A student-focused approach to how the central nervous system governs behavior. Biopsychology, 11th edition presents a clear, engaging introduction to the discipline through a unique combination of biopsychological science and personal, reader-oriented discourse. Addressing students directly, authors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Pinel, John P. J. author (author), Barnes, Steven, 1973- author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harlow, England : Pearson Education Limited [2022].
Edición:Eleventh edition. Global edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009767236306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART ONE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY?
  • 1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience
  • PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY
  • 2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience
  • 3. Anatomy of the Nervous System
  • 4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
  • 5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology
  • PART THREE: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
  • 6. The Visual System
  • 7. Sensory Systems, Perception, and Attention
  • 8. The Sensorimotor System
  • PART FOUR: BRAIN PLASTICITY
  • 9. Development of the Nervous System
  • 10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
  • 11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia
  • PART FIVE: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION
  • 12. Hunger, Eating, and Health
  • 13. Hormones and Sex
  • 14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
  • 15. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brains Reward Circuits
  • PART SIX: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND EMOTION
  • 16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain
  • 17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health
  • 18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders.