Description: About this productProduct InformationThe latest discoveries in the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and physiological psychology are all incorporated in The Ninth Edition of Physiology of Behavior. This classic text continues its tradition as the most comprehensive, current, and teachable text for physiological psychology. Thoughtfully organized, this text offers scholarly, yet accessible coverage and effectively emphasizes the dynamic interaction between biology and behavior. Collaboration with a talented artist has provided beautiful, accurate, and informative full-color illustrations that further enhance the appeal to both students and professors alike. Case studies and a CD of animations bring all the concepts to life. Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System, Psychopharmacology, Methods and Strategies of Research, Vision, Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses, Control of Movement, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Reproductive Behavior, Emotion, Ingestive Behavior, Learning and Memory, Human Communication, Neurological Disorders, Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders, and Drug Abuse Physiological Psychology and NeuropsychologyProduct IdentifiersPublisherAllyn & Bacon, IncorporatedISBN-100205666272ISBN-139780205666270eBay Product ID (ePID)71100179Product Key FeaturesAuthorNeil R. CarlsonPublication NamePhysiology of BehaviorFormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishPublication Year2009Number of Pages752 PagesDimensionsItem Length10.9in.Item Height0.5in.Item Width8.5in.Item Weight63.8 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberQp360.C35 2010Edition Number10Table of Content Brief Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System 28 Chapter 3 Structure of the Nervous System 68 Chapter 4 Psychopharmacology 102 Chapter 5 Methods and Strategies of Research 134 Chapter 6 Vision 169 Chapter 7 Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Sense 212 Chapter 8 Control of Movement 262 Chapter 9 Sleep and Biological Rhythms 295 Chapter 10 Reproductive Behavior 329 Chapter 11 Emotion 366 Chapter 12 Ingestive Behavior 400 Chapter 13 Learning and Memory 439 Chapter 14 Human Communication 485 Chapter 15 Neurological Disorders 520 Chapter 16 Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders 554 Chapter 17 Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders 585 Chapter 18 Drug Abuse 613 Detailed Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 UNDERSTANDING HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: A PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH Blindsight 4 Split Brains 4 Unilateral Neglect 7 Interim Summary 9 THE NATURE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 9 The Goals of Research 10 Biological Roots of Physiological Psychology 10 Interim Summary 14 NATURAL SELECTION AND EVOLUTION 14 Functionalism and the Inheritance of Traits 14 Evolution of the Human Species 17 Evolution of Large Brains 20 Interim Summary 22 ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS 23 CAREERS IN NEUROSCIENCE 24 Interim Summary 25 STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING 26 SUGGESTED READINGS 27 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 27 Chapter 2 Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System 28 &nbCopyright Date2010Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicGeneralLccn2008-044812Dewey Decimal612.8Dewey Edition23GenrePsychology
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Publication Name: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Subject Area: Physiology
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Author: Neil R. Carlson
