Physiological Psychology: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138192294 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 394 str.

Simon Green

Opis

Originally published in 1987 this title was designed as a textbook for first degree students of psychology and provides an introduction to the major topics within the subject of physiological psychology.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments.  Preface.  1. The Nervous System – Basic Principles of Function and Techniques of Investigation  2. The Nervous System – Organization and Functions  3. Brain Chemistry  4. Sensory Systems  5. Functions and Asymmetries of the Cerebral Hemispheres  6. Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Learning  7. Habituation – Attention and Memory  8. Emotion - Physiological Psychology and Central Mechanisms  9. Emotion – Psychophysiology and Peripheral Arousal Systems  10. Central Mechanisms of Arousal, Sleep, and Waking  11. Motivation  12. Brain Chemistry and Psychopathology.  References.  Subject Index.  Selected Author Index.

O autorze

Simon Green