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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810866703321

Autore

Martin G. Neil

Titolo

Essential biological psychology [[electronic resource] /] / G. Neil Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

©2003

ISBN

9781444144659

9780340808979

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 pages)

Collana

Essential Psychology

Disciplina

612.8

Soggetti

Psychobiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Chapter 1 What is Biological Psychology?; Chapter 2 Approaches to Studying Biological Psychology; Chapter 3 The Nervous System and How it Works; Chapter 4 The Brain: its Structures, Regions and Functions; Chapter 5 The Sensory and Motor Systems; Chapter 6 Motivation: Genes, Thirst, Hunger, Sex and Aggression; Chapter 7 Learning and Memory; Chapter 8 Emotion and Stress; Chapter 9 Language and Other Higher Functions; Chapter 10 Consciousness; Chapter 11 Psychological and Degenerative Disorders; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Covering all the major topics within biopsychology, and evaluating the most up-to-date findings, this textbook is essential reading for first and second year psychology undergraduates as well as anyone studying courses in neuropsychology or behavioural neuroscience.