Introduction to Biopsychology
Autor Andrew P. Wickensen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 noi 2021
Everything you need to know about brain and behaviour – from sensory systems, eating disorders and sleep to drugs, language and memory. This fourth edition has been fully updated throughout, and includes new figures and diagrams, revised learning features, and clear explanations of over 330 key terms.
Includes:
- The latest research on the neural basis of mental illness, degenerative diseases, and genetics
- Key Figure and Special Interest boxes spotlight interesting researchers, studies and discoveries of conditions
- End-of-chapter MCQs test understanding and support your preparation for assessments
- 250 full colour diagrams and figures illustrate the key concepts in each chapter
- Supported by online teaching and learning resources including drag and drop exercises for students, an instructor’s manual, testbank, and PowerPoint slides.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529715941
ISBN-10: 1529715946
Pagini: 792
Dimensiuni: 195 x 265 x 43 mm
Greutate: 1.84 kg
Ediția:Fourth Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1529715946
Pagini: 792
Dimensiuni: 195 x 265 x 43 mm
Greutate: 1.84 kg
Ediția:Fourth Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
An interesting and engaging introduction to biopsychology. The chapters make the case for its importance and give the real-world implications.
Providing a historical approach and evidence, followed by treatments and future directions of the field, this book provides a clear story and structure to the reader and encourages critical thinking.
Providing a historical approach and evidence, followed by treatments and future directions of the field, this book provides a clear story and structure to the reader and encourages critical thinking.
Cuprins
Chapter 1: An introduction to biological psychology, brains and nerve function
Chapter 2: The visual system
Chapter 3: Sensory systems other than vision
Chapter 4: The control of movement
Chapter 5: Hunger and eating disorders
Chapter 6: Emotional states
Chapter 7: Sleep and circadian rhythms
Chapter 8: Sexual development and behaviour
Chapter 9: Learning and memory
Chapter 10: Language and cognition
Chapter 11: The biological basis of mental illness
Chapter 12: Drugs and addiction
Chapter 13: Degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Chapter 14: Genes and behaviour
Chapter 2: The visual system
Chapter 3: Sensory systems other than vision
Chapter 4: The control of movement
Chapter 5: Hunger and eating disorders
Chapter 6: Emotional states
Chapter 7: Sleep and circadian rhythms
Chapter 8: Sexual development and behaviour
Chapter 9: Learning and memory
Chapter 10: Language and cognition
Chapter 11: The biological basis of mental illness
Chapter 12: Drugs and addiction
Chapter 13: Degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Chapter 14: Genes and behaviour
Notă biografică
Andrew Wickens obtained his PhD From Liverpool University, and spent 2 years as a post doctoral researcher in behavioural pharmacology at Aberdeen before becoming Course Leader for the neuroscience degree at Preston Polytechnic (now University of Central Lancashire) where he spent 27 years. He retired in 2017. Over this time he has written The Causes of Aging, A History of the Brain (which won the British Psychological Society¿s best textbook of the year in 2018) and Key Thinkers in Neuroscience.Introduction to Biopsychologyfirst appeared in 2000, and is now with SAGE for its fourth edition.
Descriere
Explores both the foundations and the history of biological psychology, including stories behind important discoveries in the field. Includes over 250 colour diagrams, the latest research and MCQs to provide psychology students with everything they need to know.