Can I read Principles of Biopsychology on EtoBox?

Principles of Biopsychology by Simon Green & Michael W. Eysenck & Nicky Hayes is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Principles of Biopsychology about?

This book is intended to provide an introduction to the basic structure and function of the brain and nervous system, emphasizing relationships with behaviour. The first chapter introduces the field, covering aims, objectives and ethical issues. In chapter 2 the neuron is described, and electrical and chemical conduction presented in detail; this chapter also introduces neurotransmitter pathways and drug effects on normal and abnormal behaviour.; After a general survey of the behavioural organization of the nervous system in chapter 3, three chapters describe how language, learning and memory are related to brain mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on clinical data from human patients, and functional assymetries between the hemispheres. The following chapter outlines the Involvement Of Arousal Systems In Stress, Anxiety And Emotion, And Also covers stress reduction techniques. The arousal theme is maintained in chapter 8 in which sleep is discussed in the context of biological rhythms in psychological and physiological processes.; Chapter 9 covers The Biological Bases Of Motivational States Such As Hunger And Thirst, and discusses the concept of homeostasis. Non-homeostatic driv

Author

Simon Green & Michael W. Eysenck & Nicky Hayes

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781135064631

Subjects

Science, Psychology, Medical