Breedlove, S. Marc.

Biological psychology : an introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and clinical neuroscience / S. Marc Breedlove, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Neil V. Watson. - 5th ed. - Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2007. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Biological psychology / Mark R. Rosenzweig, S. Marc Breedlove, Neil V. Watson. 4th ed. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Biological psychology: scope and outlook -- Functional neuroanatomy: the nervous system and behavior -- Neurophysiology: the generation, transmission, and the integration of neural signals -- The chemical bases of behavior: neurotransmitters and neuropharmacology -- Hormones and the brain -- Evolution of brain and behavior -- Life-span development of the brain and behavior -- General principles of sensory processing, touch, and pain -- Hearing, vestibular perception, taste, and smell -- Vision: from eye to brain -- Motor control and plasticity -- Sex: evolutionary, hormonal, and neural bases -- Homeostasis: active regulation of internal states -- Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming -- Emotions, aggression, and stress -- Psychopathology: biological basis of behavior disorders -- Learning and memory: biological perspectives -- Learning and memory: neural mechanisms -- Language and cognition.

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Psychobiology.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Psychophysiology.
Neuropsychology.

QP360 / .B74 2007

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