Understanding Biological Psychology
Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization
1. Edition October 2006
568 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Understanding Biological Psychology is an accessible and distinctive new core textbook that helps students to appreciate the central role that biological processes play in psychology.
* gives conceptual clarity to a complex and often confusing field;
* innovative integration of theory and methods;
* covers a core area of the undergraduate syllabus;
* accessible, student-friendly text;
* synthesizes biological processes with mainstream psychological topics to make the subject both interesting and accessible;
* focuses on what biological psychology is for, rather than treating it as an end in itself;
* provides basic introductions to biological principles and applications;
* covers recent advances, such as neuroimaging and molecular genetics.
Upon publication, the textbook will be supported by an accompanying website containing a multiple choice testbank, weblinks, electronic versions of figures, and other additional resources. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/corr for more information.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
Part I: Foundations:.
2. Evolution and Genetics.
3. Brain Structure and Function.
4. Neurons and Neurotransmission.
5. Sensory and Motor Systems.
6. The Neuroendocrine System.
7. Learning and Neural Plasticity.
Part II: Approaches:.
8. Neuropsychology.
9. Psychophysiology.
10. Neuroimaging.
11. Neurophysiology.
12. Psychopharmacology.
13. Psychogenomics.
Part III: Applications:.
14. Clinical Disorder I: Depression.
15. Clinical Disorder II: Anxiety.
16. Clinical Disorder III: Schizophrenia.
17. Personality: Emotion and Motivation.
18. Cognition: Computation and Consciousness.
Glossary.
References.
Index of Subjects.
Index of Authors
psychology rather than a watered-down biology text. Its great
strength is bridge building across the many areas of psychology. As
a geneticist, I especially appreciated the way the book integrates
the latest genetic advances, something seldom seen in biological
psychology textbooks" Robert Plomin, Institute of Psychiatry,
London.
"Here is a textbook writer who encourages students to reflect on
wider implications of research findings." The
Psychologist
"Gives conceptual clarity to a complex field in covering a
core area of the undergraduate syllabus, focussing on end uses of
biological psychology rather than treating it as an end in
itself."
Times Higher Education Supplement
