Synopsis
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. The text uses many human examples, case studies, and MyPsychlab featuring Carlson’s Neuroscience Animations to help make the material interesting and relevant to student readers. Origins of Physiological Psychology, Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System, Structure of the Nervous System, Psychopharmacology, Methods and Strategies of Research, Vision, Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Reproductive Behavior, Emotion, Ingestive Behavior, Learning and Memory, Human Communication, Neurological Disorders, Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders, and Autism, Attention-Deficit Disorder, Stress Disorders, and Drug Abuse Designed as a main text for use in undergraduate courses in Physiological Psychology, Biopsychology, Physiology of Behavior, and Behavioral Neuroscience.