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Biological Psychology James W. Kalat

Biological Psychology By James W. Kalat

Biological Psychology by James W. Kalat

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Studying the relationship between biological factors and behaviour, this book attempts to show students how such aspects of brain physiology as neuro-transmission and neuroanatomy relate to real psychological topics such as language, sexual behaviour, drug addiction, depression and schizophrenia.

Biological Psychology Summary

Biological Psychology by James W. Kalat

This book studies the relationship between biological factors (mostly brain activity) and behaviour. It shows students how such aspects of brain physiology as neuro-transmission and neuroanatomy relate to real psychological topics such as language, sexual behaviour, drug addiction, depression, depression and schizophrenia. The fifth edition has been updated with research in neurobiology with emphasis on the human phenomena and the effects of physiology on behaviour, all of which the author aims to portray in a way that engages student interest rather than churning out facts. The Dictionary of Biological Psychology by the same author is free with this text.

Table of Contents

1. The Global Issues of Biological Psychology. Biological Explanations of Behaviour. An Example: Birdsong. Biological Explanations of Human Behaviour. The Mind-Brain Relationship. Why Investigators Study Animals, and the Ethics of Animal Research. 2. Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses. The Cells of the Nervous System. Neurons and Glia. Changes in the Structure of Neurons and Glia. The Blood-Brain Barrier. The Nourishment of Vertebrate Neurons. The Nerve Impulse. The Resting Potential of the Neuron. The Action Potential. Propagation of the Action Potential. The Myelin Sheath and Saltatory Conduction. Signalling Without Action Potentials. 3. Synapses and Drugs. The Concept of the Synapse. The Properties of Synapses. Relationship Among EPSP, IPSP, and Action Potential. The Neuronal Decision Process. Chemical Events at the Synapse. The Discovery That Most Synaptic Transmission Is Chemical. The Sequence of Chemical Events at a Synapse. Neurotransmitters and Behaviour. Synapses, Drugs, and Behaviour. How Drugs Can Affect Synapses. Modes of Action of Stimulant Drugs. Some Other Commonly Abused Drugs. Alcohol. 4. Anatomy of the Nervous System and Methods of Investigation. Basic Subdivisions of the Vertebrate Nervous System. The Spinal Cord and Its Communication with the Periphery. The Autonomic Nervous System. The Hindbrain. The Midbrain. The Forebrain. The Ventricles. The Cerebral Cortex. Organization of the Cerebral Cortex. Occipital Lobe. Parietal Lobe. Temporal Lobe. Frontal Lobe. Methods of Investigating How the Brain Controls Behaviour. The Stereotaxic Instrument. Lesions and Ablations. Stimulation of and Recording from the Brain. Labelling Brain Activity. Studies That Use the Natural Development of the Brain. Studies of the Structure of Living Human Brains. Measurement of Human Brain Activity. 5. Development and Evolution of the Brain. Development of the Brain. Growth and Differentiation of the Vertebrate Brain. Pathfinding by Axons. Competition Among Axons as a General Principle of Neural Functioning. Pioneer Neurons. Evolution of the Brain and Its Capacities. Difficulties of Inferring Evolution of Brain or Behaviour. Human Brains and Other Brains. Brain Size and Intelligence. 6. Vision. Visual Coding and the Retinal Receptors. Reception, Transduction, and Coding. The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain. Visual Receptors: Rods and Cones. Color Vision. Neural Basis of Visual Perception. An Overview of the Mammalian Visual System. Mechanisms of Processing in the Visual System. Parallel Pathways in the Visual System. Cerebral Cortex: The Shape Pathway. Cerebral Cortex: The Color Pathway. Cerebral Cortex: The Motion and Depth Pathways. Cerebral Cortex: Communication Among the Pathways. Development of the Visual System. Infant Vision. Development of Binocular Interaction. Development of Pattern Perception. Development of Other Aspects of Vision. In Conclusion. 7. The Non-visual Sensory Systems. Audition. Sound. Structures of the Ear.

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GOR001476506
9780534211080
0534211089
Biological Psychology by James W. Kalat
James W. Kalat
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
19941001
704
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