Beschreibung:
Suitable for a broad range of students taking a beginning undergraduate course in biological or physiological psychology, this book provides a foundational understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system and its relationship to both typical and disordered human behavior.
1. Introducing Biological Psychology. 2. The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System. 3. Cells of the Nervous System. 4. Psychopharmacology. 5. Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain. 6. Vision. 7. Nonvisual Sensation and Perception. 8. Movement. 9. Motivation: The Regulation of Temperature, Thirst, and Hunger. 10. Sexual Behavior. 11. Sleep and Waking. 12. Learning and Memory. 13. Lateralization, Language, and Intelligence. 14. Emotion, Reward, Aggression, Stress. 15. Neurological Disorders. 16. Psychological Disorders.