Physiological Psychology
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Physiological Psychology

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Physiological Psychology

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Physiological Psychology explores the trends in physiological psychology, a rapidly growing and changing field that deals with the relationship between physiology and behavior. It considers the physiological correlates of emotions and how emotions are related to specific kinds of brain activity, the plasticity of the nervous system as it relates to learning and memory, and higher processes, such as thinking, decision making, reasoning, and language. Organized into 16 chapters, the book begins with an overview of the nervous system and the neuron, emphasizing the sensory systems: vision, audition, the chemical senses (olfaction and taste), and the somatosensory and vestibular systems. Then, it discusses the physiological bases of some of the more ""primitive"" behaviors, such as hunger, thirst, reproduction, sleep, and emotion. In particular, it examines the motor system of the brain, the motivation for food and water, the biological bases of sexual behavior, the biological rhythms and sleep, and the role of genetics, nutrition, environment, and hormones in development. The last chapter deals with the cortex and its role in the higher processes. This book is a valuable resource for psychologists, biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, nutritionists, and many others interested in the relationship between biology and behavior.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780323143813
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Physiological Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Physiological Psychology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Introduction
  7. Chapter 2. The Neuron: Axonal Conduction
  8. Chapter 3. The Neuron: Synaptic Transmission
  9. Chapter 4. Overview of the Nervous System
  10. Chapter 5. Introduction to the Senses and Vision
  11. Chapter 6. Audition
  12. Chapter 7. The Chemical Senses
  13. Chapter 8. The Somatosensory and Vestibular Systems
  14. Chapter 9. The Motor System of the Brain
  15. Chapter 10. Emotions
  16. Chapter 11. Hunger and Thirst
  17. Chapter 12. Sexual Behavior
  18. Chapter 13. Biological Rhythms and Sleep
  19. Chapter 14. Plasticity in the Nervous System: Development
  20. Chapter 15. Plasticity in the Nervous System: Learning and Memory
  21. Chapter 16. Higher Processes
  22. Appendix: Human Brain Atlas
  23. Glossary
  24. References
  25. Author Index
  26. Subject Index