Biopsychology, Global Edition, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (January 5, 2021) © 2021

  • John P.J. Pinel
  • Steven J. Barnes
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Learn more about how the central nervous system governs behaviour with this industry-leading text.

Biopsychology, 11th Edition is the ultimate introduction to the topic offering a unique combination of biopsychological science and reader-oriented discourse.

Well-known for its reader-friendly language, the book successfully combines the fundamentals of the field with a plethora of themed features, case studies, and visual illustrations.

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PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY?

  1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience

PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY

  1. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience
  2. Anatomy of the Nervous System
  3. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
  4. The Research Methods of Biopsychology

PART III: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS

  1. The Visual System
  2. Sensory Systems, Perception, and Attention
  3. The Sensorimotor System

PART IV: BRAIN PLASTICITY

  1. Development of the Nervous System
  2. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
  3. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

PART V: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION

  1. Hunger, Eating, and Health
  2. Hormones and Sex
  3. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
  4. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brain's Reward Circuits

PART VI: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND EMOTION

  1. Lateralisation, Language, and the Split Brain
  2. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health
  3. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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