| Description |
xx, 633 pages, 177 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Biological psychology: scope and outlook -- PART I: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR: Functional neuroanatomy: the nervous system and behavior -- Neurophysiology: the generation, transmission, and integration of neural signals -- The chemistry of behavior: neurotransmitters and neuropharmacology -- Hormones and the brain -- PART II: EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: Evolution of the brain and behavior -- Life-span development of the brain and behavior -- PART III: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR: General principles of sensory processing, touch, and pain -- Hearing, vestibular perception, taste, and smell -- Vision: from eye to brain -- Motor control and plasticity -- PART IV: REGULATION AND BEHAVIOR: Sex: evolutionary, hormonal, and neural bases -- Homeostasis: active regulation of the internal environment -- Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming -- PART V: EMOTIONS AND MENTAL DISORDERS: Emotions, aggression, and stress -- Psychopathology: biological basis of behavioral disorders -- PART VI: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: Learning and memory -- Attention and higher cognition -- Language and hemispheric asymmetry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychobiology.
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| Author |
Watson, Neil V. (Neil Verne), 1962- author
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| LC no. |
2013001200 |
| ISBN |
9780878939275 |
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087893927X |
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