Physiological psychology [[Book] /]
H. Wagner and K. Silber.
- London ; New York : BIOS Scientific Publishers : Taylor & Francis, 2004.
- x, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Instant notes .
- Instant notes series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.
Abbreviations -- Preface -- science of physiological psychology -- Neural conduction and synaptic transmission -- components of the nervous system -- Transmission of the nerve impulse -- Synaptic transmission -- central nervous system -- anatomy of the central nervous system -- Localization of cortical function -- Hemispheric lateralization -- Brain damage and recovery -- peripheral nervous system -- somatic nervous system -- autonomic nervous system -- endocrine system -- Hormones and their action -- pituitary gland -- adrenal glands -- pancreas -- thyroid and parathyroid glands -- gonads -- other glands -- Psychopharmacology -- principles of drug action -- Sites of drug action -- Psychoactive drugs -- Tolerance and dependence -- Vision -- visual system -- Coding in the retina and lateral geniculate nucleus -- Coding in the visual cortex -- Two visual systems -- Audition -- auditory system -- Coding for pitch and timbre -- localization of sound -- Other senses -- somatosensory system -- Taste and smell : the chemical senses -- Movement -- Muscles and reflexes -- Control of movement by the brain -- Biological rhythms and sleep -- nature of sleep and dreams -- functions of sleep -- Mechanisms of sleep and arousal -- Biological rhythms -- Disruptions of sleep and rhythms -- Regulations of internal states -- Homeostasis -- Thirst and drinking -- Eating -- Digestion, energy use and storage -- Physiological mechanisms in eating -- Dietary choice and psychological factors -- Weight control and its disorders -- Reproductive behavior -- Reproductive and sexual differentiation -- Hormonal control of sexual behavior -- Neural mechanisms in sexual behavior -- parental behavior -- Emotion -- Peripheral factors in emotion -- Central mechanisms in emotion -- Emotional expression -- Aggression -- Stress and psychosomatic illness -- Learning and memory -- nature of learning and memory -- Classical and instrumental conditioning -- Brain structures involved in memory -- neural basis of learning and memory -- Amnesia -- Language -- Language and its disorders -- neural basis of language -- Psychopathology -- Schizophrenia -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- References -- Further reading -- Index. section A. The. Psychology and biology -- section B. The. section C. The. The. section D. The. The. The. section E. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. section F. The. section G. The. section H. The. The. section I. The. section J. section K. The. The. section L. section M. section N. section O. section P. The. The. section Q. The. section R.
Instant Notes in Physiological Psychology is a student-friendly guide to this core, but often daunting, subject. This book: presents core material in a way that can be easily understood by students of all backgrounds; demonstrates how mental activities depend on physiological processes; concentrates on hyuman psychology and illustrates descriptions with real examples; describes the nervous and endocrine systems in sufficient detail for the student to be able to understand how psychological processes depend on them; and discusses issues concerned witht he place of human beings in the natural world (evolution), and the use of physiological explanations for psychological phenomena (reductionism). - Cover.