Biological Psychology: An Integrative Approach - Softcover

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In a visually appealing format, this book demonstrates how such aspects of the brain as neurotransmission and neuroanatomy relate to “real” psychological topics such as emotion, language and learning, sexual behavior, anxiety, aggression, recovery from brain damage, depression, and pain. The book focuses on the structures and function of brain anatomy first, then introduces the resulting behaviors. Topics include: Integrating Explanations; Coordinated Action; Neurons and the Nervous System; The Brain; Development; Sensory Systems—General Principles; Vision; The Other Senses; The Control of Movement; Learning and Memory; From Reflexes to Goals; Emotion; Stress and Coping; Pain; Motivation; Feeding and Drinking; Sexual Behavior; Drugs; Sleep and Waking; Psychopathology; Cognitive Processes and Consciousness. For psychologists.

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