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Introduction to biopsychology / Andrew P. Wickens.

By: Wickens, Andrew P [author.]Contributor(s): Wickens, Andrew P. Foundations of biopsychologyMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, c2021Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xvi, 765 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9781529715941 [paperback]Other title: BiopsychologySubject(s): Psychobiology | Psychobiology -- Textbooks | MEDICAL / Physiology | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology | Physiological Aspects in Psychology | Medical Physiological Aspects of Psychology

Contents:

Chapter 1 An introduction to biological psychology, brains and nerve fuction -- Chapter 2 The visual system -- Chapter 3 Sensory systems other than vision -- Chapter 4 The control of movement -- Chapter 5 Hunger and eating disorders -- Chapter 6 Emotional states -- Chapter 7 Sleep and circadian rhythms -- Chapter 8 Sexual development and behaviour -- Chapter 9 Learning and memory -- Chapter 10 Language and cognition -- Chapter 11 The biological basis of mental illness -- Chapter 12 Drugs and addiction -- Chapter 13 Degenerative diseases of the nervous system -- Chapter 14 Genes and behaviour.

Summary: "Understand the foundations of biological psychology and explore the stories behind important discoveries in the field. Everything you need to know about brain and behaviour – from sensory systems, eating disorders and sleep to drugs, language and memory. This fourth edition has been fully updated throughout, and includes new figures and diagrams, revised learning features, and clear explanations of over 330 key terms." --Provided by the publisher

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference (MAIN)	Extension Library	612.8 W63 2021 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000027521

Revised edition of: Introduction to biopsychology / Andrew Wickens. 3rd ed. 2009.

"This book was previously published by Pearson Education Limited"-- copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.

"Understand the foundations of biological psychology and explore the stories behind important discoveries in the field. Everything you need to know about brain and behaviour – from sensory systems, eating disorders and sleep to drugs, language and memory. This fourth edition has been fully updated throughout, and includes new figures and diagrams, revised learning features, and clear explanations of over 330 key terms." --Provided by the publisher