Biopsychology OLP with eText, Global Edition - John Pinel

Biopsychology OLP with eText, Global Edition

John Pinel (Autor)

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2014 | 9th edition
Pearson Education Limited
978-1-292-06677-6 (ISBN)
73,50 inkl. MwSt
Delves into how the central nervous system governs behavior Biopsychology, 9/e introduces the study of the biology of behavior; that is, the neural mechanisms of psychological processes in the central nervous system. This program combines biopsychogical science and student-oriented discussion, interweaving the basics of this specialized field with clinical case studies and exploring the personal and social implications that arise. The author encourages interactive learning and creative thinking. His clear and engaging presentation makes the material personally and socially relevant to readers. This title is available with MyPsychLab, an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to work with your Pearson text to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyPsychLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

I. What Is Biopsychology?

1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience

 

II. 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

 

III. Sensory and Motor Systems

6. The Visual System

7. Mechanisms of Perception: Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Attention

8. The Sensorimotor System

 

IV. Brain Plasticity

9. Development of the Nervous System

10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

 

V. Biopsychology of Motivation

12. Hunger, Eating, and Health

13. Hormones and Sex

14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

15. Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

 

VI. Disorders of Cognition and Emotion

16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.11.2014
Verlagsort Harlow
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-292-06677-6 / 1292066776
ISBN-13 978-1-292-06677-6 / 9781292066776
Zustand Neuware
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