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FOUNDATNS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCH&MYPSYCHKIT, 7/e
ISBN: 9780205597918 | 0205597912
Edition: 7thFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: ALLYN & BACON
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Foundations of Physiological Psychologyoffers a briefer, sixteen chapter introduction to the foundations of physiology, incorporating the latest studies and research in the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and physiological psychology.
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Prologue | |
| Renersquo;s Inspiration | p. 2 |
| Understanding Human Consciousness: A Physiological Approach | p. 3 |
| Blindsight | p. 4 |
| Split Brains | p. 5 |
| Interim Summary | p. 7 |
| The Nature of Physiological Psychology | p. 8 |
| The Goals of Research | p. 8 |
| Biological Roots of Physiological Psychology | p. 9 | ... MORE
| Interim Summary | p. 12 |
| Natural Selection and Evolution | p. 13 |
| Functionalism and the Inheritance of Traits | p. 13 |
| Evolution of the Human Species | p. 16 |
| Evolution of Large Brains | p. 18 |
| Interim Summary | p. 19 |
| Ethical Issues in Research with Animals | p. 20 |
| Careers in Neuroscience | p. 23 |
| Interim Summary | p. 24 |
| Strategies for Learning | p. 24 |
| Epilogue | |
| Models of Brain Functions | p. 27 |
| Key Concepts | p. 27 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 28 |
| Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System | p. 29 |
| Prologue | |
| Unresponsive Muscles | p. 30 |
| Cells of the Nervous System | p. 31 |
| Neurons | p. 31 |
| Supporting Cells | p. 34 |
| The Blood-Brain Barrier | p. 38 |
| Interim Summary | p. 39 |
| Communication Within a Neuron | p. 40 |
| Neural Communication: An Overview | p. 40 |
| Measuring Electrical Potentials of Axons | p. 42 |
| The Membrane Potential: Balance of Two Forces | p. 44 |
| The Action Potential | p. 47 |
| Conduction of the Action Potential | p. 49 |
| Interim Summary | p. 50 |
| Communication Between Neurons | p. 51 |
| Structure of Synapses | p. 52 |
| Release of Neurotransmitter | p. 53 |
| Activation of Receptors | p. 53 |
| Postsynaptic Potentials | p. 55 |
| Termination of Postsynaptic Potentials | p. 56 |
| Effects of Postsynaptic Potentials: Neural Integration | p. 57 |
| Autoreceptors | p. 58 |
| Axoaxonic Synaps | |
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