Foundations of physiological psychology / Neil R. Carlson.
By: Carlson, Neil R
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BookPublisher: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1999Edition: 4th ed.Description: xvi, 544 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 020528311X .Subject(s): PsychophysiologyDDC classification: 612.8 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 612.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075048 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work introduces students to the methods and results of research in behavioural neuroscience. Although research with laboratory animals provides the core of the knowledge imparted by the text, the author describes many studies involving humans, including analyses of deficits caused by damage to various regions of the brain and results of functional imaging studies using PET and functional MRI.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins of physiological psychology -- Structure and functions of cells of the nervous system -- Structure of the nervous system -- Psychopharmacology -- Methods and strategies of research -- Vision -- Audition, the body senses and the chemical senses -- Sleep and biological rhythms -- Reproductive behavior -- Emotion -- Ingestive behavior -- Learning and memory -- Human communication -- Neurological disorders -- Schizophrenia, the affective disorders and the anxiety disorders -- Autistic disorder, stress disorders and drug abuse.