Understanding Biological Psychology

by Corr, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780631219538
• ISBN10: 0631219536
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-02
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Understanding Biological Psychology is an accessible and distinctive new core textbook that helps students to appreciate the central role that biological processes play in psychology. gives conceptual clarity to a complex and often confusing field; innovative integration of theory and methods; covers a core area of the undergraduate syllabus; accessible, student-friendly text; synthesizes biological processes with mainstream psychological topics to make the subject both interesting and accessible; focuses on what biological psychology is for, rather than treating it as an end in itself; provides basic introductions to biological principles and applications; covers recent advances, such as neuroimaging and molecular genetics.Upon publication, the textbook will be supported by an accompanying website containing a multiple choice testbank, weblinks, electronic versions of figures, and other additional resources. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/corr for more information.

Author Biography

Philip J. Corr is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xii
Introduction	1	(16)
Part I: Foundations	17	(228)
Evolution and Genetics	21	(45)
Brain Structure and Function	66	(23)
Neurons and Neurotransmission	89	(33)
Sensory and Motor Systems	122	(47)
The Neuroendocrine System	169	(34)
Learning and Neural Plasticity	203	(42)
Part II: Approaches	245	(158)
Neuropsychology	249	(29)
Psychophysiology	278	(26)
Neuroimaging	304	(20)
Neurophysiology	324	(23)
Psychopharmacology	347	(18)
Psychogenomics	365	(38)
Part III: Applications	403	(197)
Clinical Disorder I: Depression	405	(33)
Clinical Disorder II: Anxiety	438	(33)
Clinical Disorder III: Schizophrenia	471	(47)
Personality: Emotion and Motivation	518	(45)
Cognition: Computation and Consciousness	563	(37)
Glossary	600	(23)
References	623	(39)
Index of Authors	662	(5)
Index of Subjects	667